Introduction As a Senior Engineer, I’ve spent 5 years building scalable systems in Java and Angular. When I moved into AI, I noticed a pattern: many models live and die in Jupyter Notebooks. I wanted to build systems that survive in production. Here is how I architected two enterprise-grade ML solutions, focusing on Deployment, Explainability, and ROI. 1. The Architecture: Engineering First Before training a single model, I designed the infrastructure. A model is useless if it can't be queried at scale. Serving Layer: I chose FastAPI over Flask for its asynchronous capabilities and automatic validation (Pydantic), mirroring the type-safety I’m used to in Java. Containerization: Both projects are fully Dockerized, ensuring that the environment used for training matches production exactly. …  ( 7 min )

Introduction One thing that occurs in most programming languages is the desire to have type-generic code, that is code whose purpose or algorithms don’t depend on the type of data. Most commonly, this manifests as the desire to have generic “containers,” e.g., arrays, lists, or sets of some type T where T can not only be any type built into the language, but user-defined types as well, e.g., list of integers, sets of strings, etc. Different languages that support generic containers do so differently, e.g., C++ uses “templates” where type parameters are instantiated at compile-time with specific types, e.g., a list can be instantiated with T = int yielding list. C has only minimal support for generic code via _Generic and preprocessor macros. Some people try to use these things t…  ( 8 min )

Adaptive Gripping: Bridging the Dexterity Gap in Robotics Ever watched a robot struggle to pick up a thin sheet of glass or open a cabinet without a handle? Current robotic grippers often falter on tasks requiring both delicate touch and secure hold, limiting their real-world usability. The solution? Imagine a robotic hand that combines the precision of fingertips with the power of suction. We're talking about a hybrid end-effector, seamlessly integrating a traditional gripper with a miniature vacuum system. This allows robots to switch instantly between gripping and suction, or even use them in tandem for ultimate control. It's like giving a robot the ability to both pinch and stick, adapting to a much wider range of objects and surfaces. This combined approach unlocks a new level of ad…  ( 7 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 3-month journey of DataViz Kit, I’m back with another post. If you remember, I mentioned having a few "techniques up my sleeves" to try and crack the SEO code, especially since Google has been a tough nut to crack compared to Bing. Here is what I’ve been working on this week and how the numbers are looking. 🧪 The Experiments Programmatic SEO / Content Clusters: I started crafting articles for specific use cases. 📈 The Numbers (Week 1 Update) Bing: The growth is steady. The Heatmap Maker is still the star player here, bringing in about 50-100 clicks this week. Google: Still the "silent observer." I'm seeing impressions creep up slightly for new keywords, but clicks are flat. I suspect the changes I made this week will take 2-4 weeks to reflect here. 🛠️ Feature Updates Update: I pushed a small fix to the headers. Coming Soon: I’m experimenting with a new chart type. If the testing goes well, it should be live soon. 💭 Thoughts for the Week If you haven't checked it out yet, try my tool by creating a box plot, and let me know what's your opinion. See you in the next update. ✌️  ( 7 min )

Uma pequena ferramenta que instala mais de 27 aliases Git com um único comando — economizando tempo, reduzindo fricção e mantendo seu foco no código. Pensa no seu fluxo típico: git status git add . git commit -m "fix: bug na autenticação" git push origin main Agora multiplica isso por 20–30 vezes por dia. centenas de teclas desnecessárias — todos os dias. E esse é só um dos muitos fluxos repetitivos que fazemos automaticamente. Depois de ver um colega usando aliases no .zshrc, eu quis algo: mais simples, mais limpo, multiplataforma, e que funcionasse em qualquer máquina sem esforço. Então eu criei o git-alias-flow — um pacote npm que instala mais de 27 aliases Git diretamente no Git. Nada de editar arquivos de configuração do sistema. npm install -g git-alias-flow gaf Pronto. Todas os al…  ( 8 min )

A tiny tool that installs 27+ Git aliases with one command — saving time, reducing friction, and keeping your focus on coding. Think about your typical workflow: git status git add . git commit -m "fix: bug in authentication" git push origin main Now multiply that by 20–30 times a day. hundreds of unnecessary keystrokes — every single day. And this is just one of many flows we repeat automatically. After seeing a colleague using Git aliases inside .zshrc, I wanted something easier, cleaner, and consistent across multiple machines. So I built git-alias-flow — an npm package that installs 27+ useful Git aliases directly into Git itself. No OS-specific config files. npm install -g git-alias-flow gaf Done. All aliases installed, ready to use anywhere. Before: git status git add . git commit …  ( 8 min )

TL;DR What: An open-source Digital Scrum Master (DSM) - an autonomous AI agent that orchestrates complete Agile workflows on Kubernetes Who it's for: Platform engineers, AI architects, and DevOps teams building agentic systems Key takeaway: True agentic orchestration requires more than LLMs - you need episodic memory, event-driven architecture, and continuous learning loops Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL + pgvector, Redis Streams, Kubernetes, Ollama Let's be honest - the current wave of "AI-powered project management" tools are disappointing. They generate tickets. They summarize stand-ups. Some write decent user stories. But none of them actually run a sprint. Here's what I mean: Jira + AI plugins: Still need humans to move tickets, plan sprints, track velocity Linear with A…  ( 14 min )

TL;DR What: An open-source Digital Scrum Master (DSM) - an autonomous AI agent that orchestrates complete Agile workflows on Kubernetes Who it's for: Platform engineers, AI architects, and DevOps teams building agentic systems Key takeaway: True agentic orchestration requires more than LLMs - you need episodic memory, event-driven architecture, and continuous learning loops Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL + pgvector, Redis Streams, Kubernetes, Ollama Let's be honest - the current wave of "AI-powered project management" tools are disappointing. They generate tickets. They summarize stand-ups. Some write decent user stories. But none of them actually run a sprint. Here's what I mean: Jira + AI plugins: Still need humans to move tickets, plan sprints, track velocity Linear with A…  ( 14 min )

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🚀 The Problem: Agents are "Anonymous Ghosts" Building an autonomous agent in LangChain is magical. You give it a tool like transfer_money, and it just works. But that magic is also a security nightmare. If your LLM hallucinates or gets prompt-injected, it can call that tool instantly. The API receiving the request has no idea if it was a valid user intent or a rogue agent. The request is just anonymous JSON. We need Attribution. We need the agent to SIGN its work. Prefer a visual explanation? I broke this architecture down into a 6-slide carousel on LinkedIn. It covers the "Why" and "How" in under a minute. I built the Agent Identity Protocol (AIP) to solve this. It is an open-source tool that gives your agent a local crypto wallet. Instead of just executing a tool blindly, we force the…  ( 8 min )

You're Not Building Netflix: Stop Coding Like You Are Adam - The Developer ・ Nov 23 #webdev #programming #architecture #typescript  ( 6 min )

View demo https://codepen.io/kspmultimedia/live/MYaGPmP Hi! I don't usually post much here but here's something I've been thinking about lately: I recently rebuilt this set of progress buttons as a practice project exploring how motion can communicate state change. Each button uses the same dark green fill but expresses progression differently: one flows horizontally, another condenses as it fills, and the third uses 3D perspective for a more dimensional feel. Motion Isn't Decoration — It's a Design Decision *Guide attention Meaningful Motion Helps People — Not Distracts Them Here are some principles I use: Story first, motion second Instead of adding animation to fill space, I ask: "What is the emotional or informational moment here?" Motion should amplify intent, not distract from it. Micro-interactions > big animations Subtle hover states, soft easing, scroll cues, gentle reveals — tiny moments make interfaces feel alive without overwhelming users or slowing sites down. Purpose before aesthetics Motion can highlight hierarchy, signal change, or guide direction. If it doesn't support the user journey, it's just noise. Accessibility is part of animation Reduced motion settings, predictable timing, readable transitions — this is how animation becomes inclusive instead of exclusive. Where I'm Growing Next If you're: *Exploring motion in Webflow or GSAP, I'd love to trade notes. *If you have examples of meaningful motion, share them — I'm always learning. *Just want to connecting, please do :)  ( 7 min )

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The Paradox of Documentation Drift 🤖 A few months ago, I hit a wall. Using LLMs, I was shipping code faster than ever. Features were flying out the door. But three weeks later, when I had to debug a module I wrote... I had the code, but I had lost the context. I realized I was suffering from the silent killer of velocity: Documentation Drift. The code evolves, but the map stays static. I tried the "good developer" rituals—comments, Confluence updates, and manually drawing diagrams in Miro. But the moment I merged a new PR, the diagrams were dead. The Validation (We Need Maps, Not Books) 🧠 The answers confirmed my thesis: The problem isn't laziness. It's architecture. "Separate docs get stale and are often worse than useless." The truth is: We need living maps, not static books. The Solution: Building MIVNA 🛠️ The Result: Zero Drift, Zero Shadowing 📉 Visual First: Automatically generates high-level architecture diagrams. Legacy Safe: Instantly map that scary legacy module without needing a Senior Dev to "shadow" you for 3 days. Always Sync: If the code changes, the diagram changes. Period. I Need Your Help (Private Beta) 🧪 I’m opening the Private Beta for engineering teams who are tired of "Wiki Rot." I’m not looking for customers; I’m looking for builders to break it and tell me what sucks. Question: Does MIVNA fit your workflow? Do you prefer the diagrams in the PR or a centralized dashboard? 🔗 Check it out here: https://mivna-diagrams.lovable.app/ Let me know your thoughts in the comments!  ( 7 min )

Over the weekend I started the Introduction to Statistics in Python course, what stood out for me is numerical summary statistics - Measure of center. They help us summarize our data but choosing the correct "average" that truly represents the data is very important, else we will be fooled by extreme values. Data can lie to you if you use the wrong average. Imagine 5 kids with these allowances: ₦100, ₦120, ₦110, ₦130, ₦1,000,000 We use mean when the data is symmetrical (evenly spread) because: We use median when the data is skewed (has very big or very small values) because: In Real life: Recruiters use median salary, not mean, so one billionaire doesn't distort pay expectations. Learning this over again, made me understand the topic more clearly. Even on days when learning feels heavy, I'm grateful for every concept I now understand better than yesterday. -SP 🤍  ( 7 min )

AES is a symmetric-key encryption algorithm that is considered extremely secure, very easy to implement, and used in real world. This guide teaches you how to implement its 128-bit CTR mode variant, in C language. The procedure: You randomly generate a 128-bit cipher key You secretly share it with your friend (see note below). Then, when you want to send a secret message, you encrypt your message using your key. Send the encrypted message to your friend. Your friend decrypts it using the key you gave. Note: Secretly sharing the key is done using a protocol like Diffie-Hellman. It's not covered in this guide. You can use the data at link for test data. First half of the guide focuses on implementing the following function: void AES128( uint8_t* block, uint8_t* cipherKey) { } This function…  ( 16 min )

TL;DR: I built a pretty full feature, ad-free card game suite (Spades, Hearts, Solitaire) using Google's Gemini AI Studio in HOURS. Building on my earlier experiment: I built a game in less than day This article breaks down how Google AI Studio architected complex game states and help me designed a unique hybrid game mode called "Spadearts". Mobile card games today are plagued by ads, loot boxes, and clunky interfaces. I wanted to build Trickster's Table: a clean web app that feels like a premium native experience and runs instantly. The Stack: React 19: For fluid UI and state management. TypeScript: To check the complex game rules and scoring math. Tailwind CSS: For rapid styling and theming. Google GenAI: For powering the development workflow and in-game intelligence. Note…  ( 8 min )

🌤️ Building a Weather App with Python + Streamlit (Using wttr.in API) Weather App using wttr.in, which provides weather data without requiring an API key. This project has two versions: Console Version (weather.py) Streamlit Web Version (weather_streamlit.py) 🧱 1. Project Overview Enter a city name Fetch live weather using wttr.in View temperature, condition, humidity Use it via console or a Streamlit web UI Simple, clean, and useful — exactly what I want for my Python practice. 📂 Project Structure 🌐 2. API Used: wttr.in I chose wttr.in because it: Requires no signup Returns JSON easily Works well for quick projects 🖥️ 3. Console Version (weather.py) Key features: Requests weather using requests library Shows temperature, weather description, humidity Gracefully handles err…  ( 8 min )

This article provides a practical guide to implementing Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) in your projects. It's part two of a series exploring modern search optimization techniques for developers. Read part one here. Implementing Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) means structuring your content so AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini can easily parse, understand, and cite your work. While the first article in this series explained what GEO is and why it matters, this guide shows you how to apply GEO principles in real projects using Astro components. GEO implementation focuses on three core pillars: semantic HTML structure, explicit content formatting, and structured data markup. When combined, these techniques make your content both human-readable and machine-parseab…  ( 10 min )

What is this about? Hello! I'm Igor — a Ukrainian developer who created a (maybe more-or-less famous) plugin for Neovim. It installs libraries for Python (pip), JavaScript (npm), Lua (luarocks), Rust (cargo), and more. Recently, I added Conan support and would love some feedback or advice! :LazyDevInstall fmt glfw glm Or as in recorded by me video: Resulting directories build_fmt/ ├── fmt-config.cmake ├── fmt-release-x86_64-data.cmake ├── other files... build_glfw/ ├── glfw-config.cmake ├── glfw-release-x86_64-data.cmake ├── ... build_glm/ ├── glm-config.cmake ├── glm-release-x86_64-data.cmake ├── ... Well, that`s simple question - all started from Pip3, then i created for Luarocks, then Rust, and then npm, and etc If you will watch to vim.org stat - ATTENTION - white theme: Github and thats my source of updates) You will see - 2025-11-12 -> 2025-11-28 And i can explain this - i needed time to develop this all, test, and etc. + i completely working solo so that also taking time Well, i can say only one thing - try my plugin, maybe you will love it! Thanks for attention, have a good day!  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins just unleashed their trademark “16 minutes or less” takedown of the new K-Pop Demon Hunters flick, serving up snarky commentary on every plot hole, over-the-top fight scene and devilish dance move. It’s the perfect hilarious roast for fans who love to point out every cheeky “sin.” Hungry for more? Check out all their channels—YouTube (CinemaSins, TVSins, CommercialSins), Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok—plus fill out a sinful poll or support the squad on Patreon. All the links you need live at linktr.ee/cinemasins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less tears into Marvel’s latest with CinemaSins’ signature snark—calling it “sintastic” (not bad, just begging for nitpicks)—all wrapped up in under 20 minutes and featuring a cheeky plug for sponsor BetterHelp. Hungry for more sins? Slide over to cinemasins.com, support the team on Patreon, fill out their “sinful poll,” and join the fun on Discord, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

🎧 Specter Beats: A Gesture-Controlled DJ Experience Built for Everyone, Everywhere Turning motion into music with nothing but your camera. Specter Beats is a browser-based, motion-controlled DJ app designed to make music creation accessible to anyone in the world. Using only a webcam, simple hand gestures can control effects, filters, and transitions in real time. No DJ hardware, no expensive gear, no friction — just pure creativity. The project was built for the Kiroween Hackathon, where the challenge was to create an unforgettable, Halloween-themed user interface. That led to the blend of eerie Spline scenes, floating eyes that track the cursor, animated glitch flashes, and a glowing purple globe that anchors the experience. But behind the spooky visuals is a deeper mission: to make …  ( 8 min )

What we're building A repeatable way to boot a cloud GPU (RunPod or Vast.ai), paste a single command, grab the exact ComfyUI version you want, auto-install your favorite custom nodes, and download models from Hugging Face/Civitai into the correct folders. No more “did I put that LoRA in the right place?” or “why is this template six months behind?”. We’ll use a free script generator to produce the one-liner and show you how to tweak, debug, and extend it for your workflow. 💡 Pro tip: Time is literally money on cloud GPUs. Automating the boring parts pays for itself on the first run. If you’ve tried to stand up ComfyUI on a fresh GPU instance, you’ve probably done some combination of: Opening a terminal, then manually git pulling ComfyUI to get a newer version Downloading models piece…  ( 9 min )

Running a business today means wearing many hats. You manage operations, talk to customers, close deals, plan growth, and solve unexpected problems. But while you handle all of that, one thing remains constant: customers will always have questions. And when those questions come in after working hours, during meetings, or when you're away from your devices, you risk losing potential sales, opportunities, and trust. This is exactly why every business, small or large, now needs an AI customer bot. Every time a customer reaches out and doesn't get a response, several things happen. They leave your site, choose a competitor, assume you're unavailable, or simply lose interest. Human support teams can't always be online. Traditional chatbots don't understand real business context. And hiring staf…  ( 8 min )

Lately, I've seen more developers online starting to side eye MCP. There was a tweet by Darren Shepherd that summed it up well: "Most devs were introduced to MCP through coding agents (Cursor, VSCode) and most devs struggle to get value out of MCP in this use case... so they are rejecting MCP because they have a CLI and scripts available to them which are way better for them." Fair. Most developers were introduced to MCPs through some chat-with-your-code experience, and sometimes it doesn't feel better than just opening your terminal and using the tools you know. But here's the thing... MCPs weren't built just for developers. They're not just for IDE copilots or code buddies. At Block, we use MCPs across everything, from finance to design to legal to engineering. I gave a whole talk on how…  ( 9 min )

The Project This week I was trying to work on a simple Deep Learning project to get familiar with PyTorch APIs. Since I had just returned from a staycation where I drove a rental car for over 600 miles, I decided to build a "Car Damage Classifier." I kept the goal simple: the model classifies if an uploaded image of a car is "DAMAGED" or "UNDAMAGED". I couldn't find a ready-to-use dataset, so I created one by merging a damaged car dataset (source: [lplenka/coco-car-damage-detection-dataset]) and a new car dataset (source: [yamaerenay/100-images-of-top-50-car-brands]). I made sure I roughly had the same number of images in my training set to avoid class imbalance. I began training using ResNet-18 as the backbone. Just after 10 epochs, my code reported a validation accuracy of 95.08%. I w…  ( 7 min )

LOT_002: First time using the new Zoom LiveTrak L6max Mikey Dorje ・ Nov 28 #dawless #techno #livemusic #gear  ( 6 min )

Hey Developers! 👋 I'm EuroMoscow, a Full Stack Developer. Recently, I noticed that many online code obfuscators are either paid, outdated, or break the code after encryption (especially with Python versions mismatch). So, I decided to build my own solution: EuroMoscow Shield 🛡️. It is a free, mobile-responsive, and powerful tool to protect your Intellectual Property (IP) for both Python and JavaScript projects. EuroMoscow Shield 💻 Source Code: GitHub Repository 🔥 Key Features I wanted to create something robust, so I implemented multiple layers of protection: Safe Renaming: Smart AST parsing that renames variables/functions without breaking your logic. Portable Blob: A custom technique I developed to compress code into a zlib integer array (Runs on any Python…  ( 7 min )

GitHub Home That was in an IoT data processing platform project where we needed to handle hundreds of thousands of device connections simultaneously. Devices generate high-frequency data reporting while requiring real-time control command reception. This bidirectional communication scenario has extremely high requirements for connection management, where any minor performance loss gets amplified into significant problems. In the early stages of the project, we used a popular Node.js framework. In actual deployment, when connection numbers exceeded 50,000, server CPU usage soared to 95%, and response latency increased from a few milliseconds to several hundred milliseconds. Even worse, memory usage grew linearly, quickly reaching the system's physical memory limit. The technical team tried …  ( 9 min )

This article is a machine translation of the contents of the following URL, which I wrote in Japanese: https://qiita.com/Nana_777/items/c7ebc842c4557f8d811d This is the third post in the Japan AWS Top Engineers Advent Calendar 2025. In the previous post, we discussed AWS CodeCommit, which manages system assets. This time, we'll discuss CodeDeploy, which is used to deploy source code and system configurations. ↓ Click here for the Japan AWS Top Engineers Advent Calendar 2025 https://qiita.com/advent-calendar/2025/aws-top-engineers ↓ Previous AWS CodeCommit post https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-devtools-evangelism-codecommit-edition-43e CodeDeploy is a service that automates deployments for AWS services such as Amazon EC2 and Lambda. The existing version and the new version are run simultaneo…  ( 10 min )

Why Buddhist Cognitive Science Explains What Neuroscience Cannot I spent five years studying the anatomy of the mind while teaching alongside monks in Himalayan monasteries. Not a single monk ever said, Instead, they said: Modern neuroscience identifies the cause (amygdala activation). Both are true. Neuroscience = the hardware diagnostics. And if you feel stuck, anxious, looping, or overwhelmed, Your brain isn’t broken — your map is. The Mind Is the Map Running on It.** Most mainstream content acts like mental suffering comes from a faulty chip: “Your amygdala is hijacking you.” “Your prefrontal cortex is under-regulated.” “Your dopamine baseline is off.” “Your cortisol is high.” This is reductionism disguised as explanation. Because the brain doesn’t determine meaning. The brain is a run…  ( 9 min )

With thanks to The Oatmeal for the cover art. See also: enshittification. Please consider reading this post on autonomousapps.com instead. This will be my last post on the site dev.to. I’ve been posting my blog to that site since April 2018. My very first post was written when I was the Android team lead at Chess.com, titled Rewriting Chess.com’s Android app. Over the years, I’ve been more or less active, and have published 42 posts in all (counting this one).1 I’ve had concerns about the long-term viability of my presence on that site for a few years, as I’ve observed layers and layers of cruft accumulate around my actual content. I always had higher priorities though, and justified the cruft by recognizing that the site is providing a free service, and it frankly makes posting a tech blog to the internet fairly easy. The last straw came when, after my most recent post, two separate people contacted me about their experience trying to read it (one of them twice). First I was told that there’s a kind of soft login wall when visiting the post. I wasn’t aware of this because, as a writer on the site, I’m always logged in. The wall opens when interacting with one of those annoying popups so common on the Web these days: Note there’s only one option. Clicking it leads to this: Which fortunately can be dismissed. This is a dark pattern. Then later, someone sent me a screenshot of what it looks like after the login cruft has been brushed away: I’ve helpfully highlighted the portions of this screencap that are actual content. 21% of the screen real estate! And more than half the remaining is an ad for some bullshit “AI” product. Let me state this very clearly: fuck “AI.” It’s pure marking speak for a set of technologies founded upon harm, whose primary use-cases are harm. I want nothing to do with it. An auspicious number. ↩  ( 7 min )

That gap is becoming one of the biggest skill differences in our industry: Some devs copy/paste AI answers. That second group is growing fast. PIYE Studio helps developers learn the skills behind modern engineering: ✨ How to structure prompts like an engineer It’s not about replacing your skills — it’s about upgrading them. I’m excited to finally share a preview. If this aligns with how you want to learn and build, we would genuinely love your feedback ❤️ Try PIYE: piye.dev  ( 6 min )

Design on the Go: The Best Lightweight Browser Vector Editors for Digital Marketers In today's fast-paced digital world, visual content is king. From stunning website graphics to engaging social media posts, high-quality visuals are crucial for capturing attention and conveying messages effectively. However, not every designer or digital marketer has access to expensive, resource-intensive desktop software like Adobe Illustrator, nor do they always need its full suite of complex features. The good news? A new wave of lightweight, browser-based vector design tools is revolutionizing how we create professional-grade graphics, offering unparalleled accessibility and convenience. These innovative online applications provide robust functionality without the hefty price tag or the need for power…  ( 9 min )

After getting rejected from 100+ developer jobs, I realized the problem wasn't my skills, my resume getting filtered out by ATS systems before a human ever saw it. So I built DevResumes.com to automate the entire resume process. 75% of resumes get rejected by ATS systems before humans see them Manually formatting resumes is a nightmare (Word, Docs, I'm looking at you two) Adding GitHub projects to resumes takes hours Optimizing for different job descriptions is tedious You never know if your resume will actually pass ATS I built an AI-powered resume builder that automates everything: Analyzes your resume and suggests improvements Enhances bullet points with quantifiable metrics Optimizes for ATS compatibility in real-time Connects to your GitHub account Automatically imports all your proje…  ( 7 min )

Social platforms produce large volumes of unstructured conversations. Natural language processing enhances social listening by isolating sentiment, identifying topic keywords, and recognizing named entities such as product names or brands. This helps businesses monitor reputation, track market perception, and discover trending issues. Entity-aware sentiment provides deeper insight because it reveals not only whether users feel positive or negative, but exactly what they are responding to. Social listening tools use these techniques to categorize conversations at scale and detect emerging opportunities or risks. If you want to work with production-ready sentiment and text intelligence, you can integrate this API directly into your stack: Visit the official landing page: Text Sentiment & NLP Insights API landing page Explore the hosted version on RapidAPI: Text Sentiment & NLP Insights API on RapidAPI  ( 6 min )

Introduction In the world of networking, the OSI Model serves as a universal blueprint for how data travels across networks. Developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1984, it breaks down complex data transmission into seven distinct layers. For developers, network engineers, and DevOps pros, understanding the OSI Model demystifies everything from HTTP requests to TCP sockets in Node.js. It's not just theory—it's the foundation of modern network protocols, helping you troubleshoot and build robust applications. The OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Model is a conceptual framework that standardizes communication between devices. It divides networking into seven layers, each handling specific tasks like error detection or routing. Unlike the simpler TCP/IP m…  ( 8 min )

Why I built this For many Firebase projects, a lightweight headless CMS is incredibly useful — whether it’s to integrate a small blog, manage app content, or simply provide a structured way to handle Firestore data. There are not many choices which are well integrated with Firebase. In fact its's FireCMS or Flamelink. I like the integration of FireCMS, but for simple projects the full framework can feel a bit heavy. So I built my own alternative using Svelte 4. FireCMS is great in many ways, but for my use cases it often felt like more than I needed. The data model system is impressive, but sometimes the flexibility becomes complexity. The UI also didn’t quite fit how I wanted to work: large tables are hard to navigate, editing inside popups feels clumsy, and handling subcollections neve…  ( 8 min )

Introduction Imagine sending a letter without an address—your data packets in networking face the same chaos. Enter port numbers: the unsung heroes that direct traffic to the right application on a device. In modern networking, port numbers are crucial for everything from web browsing to running a Node.js server. Whether you're a developer debugging connections or a DevOps engineer optimizing infrastructure, understanding ports demystifies TCP/UDP protocols and boosts your troubleshooting skills. Let's dive in. Port numbers are 16-bit unsigned integers (0–65535) that act like apartment numbers in a massive building—your IP address is the building, and the port specifies the exact door. They identify specific processes or services on a networked device, ensuring data reaches the intended …  ( 8 min )

Código Rápido Si solo necesitas el código para configurar tu reverse proxy con Nginx y certificados SSL automáticos, aquí está: services: nginx-proxy: image: nginxproxy/nginx-proxy container_name: nginx-proxy ports: - "80:80" - "443:443" volumes: - /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro - certs:/etc/nginx/certs - vhost:/etc/nginx/vhost.d - html:/usr/share/nginx/html networks: - proxy restart: always letsencrypt: image: nginxproxy/acme-companion container_name: nginx-proxy-letsencrypt volumes_from: - nginx-proxy volumes: - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro - acme:/etc/acme.sh environment: - DEFAULT_EMAIL=tu-email@ejemplo.com depends_on: - nginx-proxy …  ( 11 min )

GitHub Home As developers, we all cherish that "flow state." When you're fully focused, code flows from your fingertips, and with every save, the service in the terminal automatically restarts. A quick browser refresh, and your new changes are instantly visible. This immediate feedback loop is one of the most delightful experiences in modern web development. ✨ It makes us feel like we have superpowers, able to create at the speed of thought. In the Node.js world, we have nodemon. In the Rust world, we have cargo-watch. We usually call these tools "Hot-Reload." They are invaluable treasures during the development phase, significantly boosting our productivity. 🏃💨 But, as an old-timer, I have to throw some cold water on you today. 🥶 I want to tell you a dangerous truth: your development s…  ( 9 min )

Introduction In today's hyper-connected world, where cyberattacks strike every 39 seconds, network security isn't optional—it's survival. Enter the firewall: your digital bouncer, enforcing rules to shield trusted networks from malicious traffic. As a cornerstone of cybersecurity, firewalls prevent unauthorized access, block malware, and mitigate DDoS attacks. Whether you're a developer hardening a Node.js app or a DevOps engineer fortifying infrastructure, understanding firewalls is key to building resilient systems. Let's break it down. A firewall is a security device or software that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. It acts as a barrier between your internal network and the internet, inspecting data packets to decide wh…  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less is Cinemasins’ snarky take on the new KPop Demon Hunters movie, ripping into every over-the-top moment with their trademark rapid-fire “sins” commentary. Expect the usual pop-culture jabs, goofy demon-slaying critiques, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor from Jeremy and the rest of the team. For more twisted movie fun, head to cinemasins.com or subscribe to their YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast Network). You’ll also find their full link list on Linktree—complete with a fan poll, Patreon, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—and shout-outs to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Devnexus, the largest Java ecosystem conference in the United States, returns to the Georgia World Congress Center on March 4–6, 2026, bringing together thousands of developers, architects, and technology leaders for three days of deep technical learning focused on AI, Java, and cutting-edge developer tools. With over 100+ sessions, 10 content tracks, and a full day of hands-on workshops, Devnexus continues its mission to equip developers with the latest knowledge shaping modern software engineering. A Conference at the Crossroads of AI and Java As the software world rapidly transforms, Devnexus 2026 highlights how enterprise Java, generative AI, and modern developer practices are converging to build the next generation of intelligent, scalable systems. This year’s program spans four key…  ( 8 min )

Terraform has emerged as one of the most important DevOps technologies. Its the universal remote control for all your cloud resources. In this blog, we’ll break down Terraform from zero to hero with examples, diagrams, real-world tips, and best practices for production. Infrastructure, in the context refers to all the foundational components that support the operation/lifecycle of applications, software, and services. It’s the base layer that powers everything in technology. Infrastructure = Servers + Network + Storage + Databases + Security + Cloud Services Types of Infrastructure- 1.Physical Infrastructure Bare-metal servers Switches Routers Data center hardware 2.Virtual Infrastructure Virtual machines Hypervisors (VMware, KVM) Virtual networks 3.Cloud Infrastructure 4.Application Infra…  ( 9 min )

Introduction Learn how to use a custom TagHelper for producing a consistent footer with properties for the application name, author name, and copyright year. Source code Hard-coded properties Read from appsettings.json Other options AppFooterTagHelper is in a class project, which makes TagHelper available to any ASP.NET Cor…  ( 8 min )

I've always been suspicious of file transfer tools. WeTransfer wants my email. AirDrop only works when it feels like it. scp requires me to remember which machine has the SSH key (shoutout to sshs). Google Drive is well, Google... So naturally I spent way too long building a terminal UI for something that already has a perfectly functional CLI. I did add a few features though so at least I have that going for me... The name is a bit of a pun - send "to it" or "in-to-it" for effortless P2P transfer. Just send tuit. The whole point was making transfers secure, private, and feel effortless. It's fully compatible with iroh's sendme CLI and the AltSendme GUI. Same BlobTicket format, same protocol. You can send from one and receive on another. QR code support for sharing tickets via mobile. The…  ( 10 min )

Recently, while setting up K3s on a Beelink mini PC running Ubuntu Server, I ran into two frustrating errors while trying to run: kubectl get nodes The first issue was a permissions error loading the kubeconfig, and once that was fixed, a second error appeared indicating that the Kubernetes control plane wasn’t running. After debugging, here’s the full process and solution in case you run into the same problem. The initial error looked like this: WARN[0000] Unable to read /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml, please start server with --write-kubeconfig-mode or --write-kubeconfig-group to modify kube config permissions error: error loading config file "/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml": open /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml: permission denied This happens because K3s generates the Kubernetes config file owned by …  ( 7 min )

CinemaSins runs the ruler over Fantastic Four: First Steps, rattling off their trademark “sins” in under 20 minutes—nothing earth-shattering, just the usual Marvel hiccups that make the film “sintastic” rather than spectacular. Along the way they plug BetterHelp therapy discounts, their main site, YouTube channels and socials, a quick poll, Patreon support and community hubs like Discord and Reddit, all fueled by a squad of writers eager to nitpick every cinematic misstep. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

It was supposed to be a smooth EKS migration. Instead, a handful of users started complaining about painfully slow logins — 20 to 40 seconds long. Oddly, others saw no issue at all. What followed was a three-hour debugging marathon that took us through Cloudflare cache rabbit holes, pod benchmarking, and finally, an AWS ALB subnet misconfiguration. What makes this story worth telling is not just the root cause (a bad ALB IP), but the full forensic process — every command, every false lead, and the eventual breakthrough. This is an engineering playbook, shared so you don’t waste the same hours the next time you face an intermittent latency mystery. Summary After an EKS + ALB migration we saw intermittent 20–40s delays for users hitting SSO and API XHR endpoints. Some users were unaffected.…  ( 13 min )

INTRODUCTION: THE CHAPTER THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING Romans 6 isn’t simply a chapter in Paul’s letter to the Romans. It shakes the ground beneath every believer who has forgotten what grace actually does inside the human heart. This chapter is the dividing line between who you were It is the chapter where Paul grabs you by the shoulders and says: "Stop living like the old you is still alive." Romans 6 disrupts the excuses. It is the bold declaration that salvation is not the end of the story. This is the chapter that tells you: You are not who you used to be. So let’s go slow. SECTION ONE: “WHAT SHALL WE SAY THEN?” — THE QUESTION THAT STOPS US COLD Paul begins Romans 6 with a question that every honest believer must wrestle with: “Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound?” That’s not…  ( 15 min )

If you press your finger against water, it pushes back. That invisible resistance, surface tension, keeps the liquid whole even when disturbed. Good software has something like it. Some systems hold together when you change them; others leak at the slightest touch. The difference lies in integrity — the way a system manages its side effects without losing its shape. I've seen codebases that felt strangely calm, where every possible state meant something real and nothing arbitrary could slip in. Others allowed nonsense to exist, and from there, entropy spread quietly like cracks beneath paint. Type systems, invariants, and boundaries exist to make meaning explicit. They define where things start and stop — what’s allowed, and what isn’t. Without that structure, logic turns soft; assumptions…  ( 8 min )

Ever start a “simple feature” and end up with a full-blown engineering case study? That was me last week. I set out to build a high-performance 2D canvas inside a Tauri app using React, PIXI.js, and pixi-viewport — just a grid, zoom, pan, and GPU-accelerated drawing. Estimated time: 2–3 hours. Here’s what I learned, step by step. Want the longer, meme-filled version? “THIS Is Not My Child” – LinkedIn version Choosing the Right Tools Over the years, I’ve explored a ton of 2D frameworks: Canvas2D, ZimJS, Fabric.js, Konva.js, even Three.js. For this project, PIXI.js won: GPU-accelerated Focused on 2D Mature ecosystem I paired it with React 19, pixi-viewport for zoom/pan, and wrapped it in Tauri + Vite for a desktop app. Easy setup, right? …Spoiler: not quite. The “Not My Child” Problem …  ( 8 min )

Note: Part 2 of 2 - Adding infinite replayability to the security game Read Part 1 - how I built the initial version with specs, steering, hooks, and MCP. After building v1, I had a working game. But it had zero replayability. Once you played it, you knew exactly what to fix: XSS in VulnerableComponent1.tsx Hardcoded API key in VulnerableComponent2.tsx Code injection in VulnerableComponent3.tsx The magic was gone after one playthrough. I needed every session to be unique. I told Kiro: "I need dynamic vulnerability generation." Kiro suggested: "Let's spec it out." Even for enhancements, specs provide structure. ## Requirement 9: Dynamic Vulnerability Generation 9.1. WHEN user starts game THEN system SHALL randomly select 3-5 unique OWASP types 9.2. WHEN vulnerabilities generated THEN …  ( 10 min )

Building The Digital Exorcism: Teaching Security Through Haunted Code (Part 1) Note: Part 1 of 2 - My journey building a security game with Kiro When I was exploring ideas for Kiroween, I had this wild thought: what if learning security could feel less like reading a textbook and more like... well, performing an exorcism on haunted code? I personally find security learning boring. You read about SQL injection, mentally note "never hardcode secrets," then immediately forget it all when racing to ship features. The concept hit me at 3 AM (as all good/terrible ideas do): build something that shows the pain of bad code through interactive gameplay. A 'damned' codebase 'possessed by OWASP demons' seemed to reflect how we view critical security issues. Fix the vulnerabilities to perform the …  ( 9 min )

There's a lot of hype around coding agents and the discourse can be annoying. I've always been into new shiny tools though. I'm forever messing with editors, IDEs, CLIs and anything else that seemed useful. Many of which no longer exist. In college we learned to code in assembly. C seemed very simple by comparison. Then object oriented languages and scripting seemed quaint. IDEs with refactoring and autocomplete made coding much easier. Tools like React and the ability to install npm packages made hacking a UI together somewhat less miserable and then before long somehow much more miserable. I had to take time to learn each new thing before it became useful but I enjoyed the learning. Now it's LLMs and agents. They're different but it's a similar feeling. It started with GitHub copilot and…  ( 15 min )

The Problem I wanted a tool like Hazel, but free, open-source, and cross-platform. I didn't want my bank statements uploaded to the cloud just to be organized. I built a local-first Python daemon that watches your folders and uses OCR to sort files intelligently. (Explain how Anaconda and System Python fought on your Mac and how you fixed it). (Show your GitHub Actions YAML file). It's fully open source. Repo: [LINK TO YOUR GITHUB] Website: [LINK TO YOUR WEBSITE]  ( 6 min )

This hands-on build guide is designed to complement the main article on securing SSH shell applications and works for a quick planning reference. Hands-On Build Guide: Creating a Restricted SSH Shell Application This guide walks you through how to build a secure, restricted SSH shell application. Securing SSH Shell Applications, and pairs with the Printable Checklist for quick reference. The goal? Prepare the Application Environment Start by choosing where the application will live. Many administrators use a dedicated directory under /opt, keeping the application isolated from user home folders and system binaries. Decide on: The application directory The main entrypoint file Whether multiple files or modules will be needed The permissions model for that directory Create a clean, well…  ( 8 min )

Introduction Fraud and corruption continue to drain the global economy, weaken public trust, and undermine the stability of countries and organizations. The world loses an estimated US$2.6 trillion annually to corruption alone, while businesses surrender about 5% of their yearly revenue to fraud. As digital systems expand and data grows, traditional detection methods—built on manual audits and delayed reviews—are no longer enough. Data analytics is emerging as one of the most powerful tools for identifying, preventing, and combating fraud and corruption. By transforming raw data into actionable insights, analytics exposes hidden risks that humans often miss and strengthens the transparency needed to reduce illegal activities. Understanding Fraud Through Data Fraud is often buried withi…  ( 8 min )

It’s no secret that I use AI as a part of my writing process. But what I have been shy about—at least until now—is laying out the actual process. Not the tech. Not the prompt structure. rhythm. So let’s talk about that. Everyone’s heard the analogy: LLMs are mirrors. They just reflect your words back with more fluff. And yeah, that’s true. exactly why they’re useful. Because if you learn to think out loud—if you’re willing to explore a thought before you’ve fully formed it—that mirror can do something not many human conversation partners can: It reflects your unspoken shape. You put in fog. Here’s what it actually looks like for me. It’s not “open AI, write blog post.” It’s… daily conversation. Every so often, I open up a thread and start talking. And every once in a while—maybe every ten …  ( 9 min )

Sentiment polarity is one of the most commonly referenced outputs of a sentiment analysis model, yet it is often misunderstood. Polarity measures the direction and intensity of emotional tone within a piece of text. A high positive polarity indicates strong approval, satisfaction, or optimism, while a negative polarity reflects criticism, frustration, or concern. Values close to zero tend to represent neutral or balanced language. Polarity is valuable because it allows analysts and applications to quantify subjective language in a measurable way. This makes it easier to sort user feedback, analyze trends, and classify responses automatically. Even though polarity is a simple metric, it forms the foundation for more advanced sentiment and emotion modeling.  ( 6 min )

Real-time codebase indexing with CocoIndex lets you turn a messy, evolving repo into a live semantic API that your AI tools, editors, and SRE workflows can query in milliseconds. Most AI coding agents and RAG stacks fall apart on real-world code because they rely on brittle regex search, static embeddings, or manual sync scripts that constantly drift out of date. A proper index solves three hard problems at once: semantic chunking (what to embed), incremental updates (what to reprocess), and fast similarity search (how to query). CocoIndex packages these into a declarative flow: define sources, transforms, and storage once, then keep your index fresh with a single CLI command. Once your repo is indexed, you get a universal "code context service" that many tools can plug into. Some examples…  ( 10 min )

Deadlock in Operating Systems (OS) What it means in OS Processes (or threads) request resources (mutexes, files, devices, memory pages). A deadlock occurs when processes each hold some resources and wait forever for resources others hold. Simple OS example (classic) Process P1 locks resource A, then tries to lock resource B. Process P2 locks resource B, then tries to lock resource A. Both block waiting for the other → deadlock. Detection (OS) Build a resource-allocation graph or wait-for graph and detect cycles. Cycle detection via DFS. If cycle exists → deadlock. Complexity: graph traversal O(V+E). Prevention & Avoidance (OS) Prevention: disallow one Coffman condition (e.g., enforce ordering of resource acquisition, or disallow hold-and-wait by forcing processes to request all resources…  ( 7 min )

I wanted to make a working proof of concept that you can login with an oAuth provider directly in the database. To be clear: Surreal Database should have this built in, and I am hoping they will in the future just like Gel, Firebase and Supabase! Thanks to Zorimyll for pseudocode in Discord. I make a fully working SurrealDB SvelteKit login with GitHub button that automatically merges with existing users and their email! See Repo. We must first get rid of the username concept from this first post, and use email. This means refactoring all username references to email. This includes using valibot v.email() and type="email" in the inputs. For sake of time, I'm not going to do that here, but you can view the source code below to see the changes. If you want to add the username capability, i…  ( 13 min )

La version française de cette publication est ci-dessous 🇨🇵 The end of the year often feels like a sprint to “finish everything before the holidays.” It’s also the time when the smallest oversight can turn into an unexpected bug right when everyone is offline. Here are 3 simple tips to secure your projects ahead of the break and start 2025 with peace of mind. 🔐 1. Security Scan for vulnerabilities (Dependabot, Snyk, etc.). Review active API keys and remove unnecessary permissions. Double-check access rights from former team members. 💰 2. Cost Optimization Disable unused cloud resources. Set up spending budgets and consumption alerts. Monitor pay-as-you-go services closely. Anticipate holiday traffic spikes and prepare accordingly. 📚 3. Documentation & Handoff Write a short “project status” summary. List all essential links and resources. Document key dependencies. Define simple emergency procedures in case something unexpected happens. 🎄 3 astuces pour bien clôturer ses projets avant les fêtes La fin d’année, c’est souvent un sprint pour “tout finir avant les fêtes”. Mais c’est aussi la période où la moindre négligence peut générer un bug inattendu pendant que tout le monde est loin du clavier. Voici 3 astuces simples pour sécuriser vos projets avant la trêve et commencer 2025 sereinement. 🔐 1. Sécurité Scanner les vulnérabilités (Dependabot, Snyk…). Vérifier les clés API actives et les permissions inutiles. Contrôler les accès des anciens membres. 💰 2. Optimisation des coûts Désactiver les ressources cloud inutiles. Paramétrer des budgets et alertes de consommation. Surveiller les services facturés à l’usage. Anticiper les pics de trafic. 📚 3. Documentation & Handoff Rédiger un mini “état du projet”. Lister les liens essentiels. Documenter les dépendances clés. Décrire et prévoir des procédures d’urgence en cas d’imprévu.  ( 7 min )

Будуємо надійні інтеграції з ігровими провайдерами: Посібник для Go-розробника У світі онлайн-ігор швидкість, надійність та безпека є ключовими. Забезпечення безперебійного досвіду для гравців часто вимагає інтеграції з численними ігровими провайдерами — постачальниками ігор (слотів, настільних ігор, спортивних ставок тощо). Ця стаття дослідить архітектурні виклики та найкращі практики інтеграції та управління ігровими провайдерами, з особливим акцентом на розробку на Go. Кожен провайдер має свій унікальний API, протоколи та бізнес-логіку. Інтеграція з одним провайдером може бути простою, але управління десятками або сотнями створює значну складність: Різноманітність API: REST, SOAP, різні формати даних (JSON, XML). Синхронізація балансів: Забезпечення цілісності фінансових транзакці…  ( 16 min )

Primeros Pasos con AWS CDK en Linux: Guía Completa de Instalación La Infraestructura como Código (IaC) ha revolucionado la forma en que gestionamos recursos en la nube, y AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) lo lleva al siguiente nivel al permitirte definir infraestructura usando lenguajes de programación familiares. En esta guía, te mostraré cómo configurar AWS CDK en Linux, desde la instalación hasta el despliegue de tu primer stack. AWS CDK es un framework de desarrollo de software de código abierto que te permite definir infraestructura en la nube usando lenguajes de programación como TypeScript, Python, Java y C#. A diferencia de las plantillas tradicionales de CloudFormation escritas en JSON o YAML, CDK te permite aprovechar todo el poder de los lenguajes de programación, incluyendo buc…  ( 12 min )

How to Create An Amazon EKS - Step by Step for Beginners On-cloud7 ・ Nov 30 #aws #eks #containers #cloud  ( 6 min )

What is Amazon EKS? Amazon EKS: Simplified Kubernetes Management Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) provides a fully managed Kubernetes service that eliminates the complexity of operating Kubernetes clusters. With EKS, you can: Deploy applications faster with less operational overhead Scale seamlessly to meet changing workload demands Improve security through AWS integration and automated updates Choose between standard EKS or fully automated EKS Auto Mode >> Here are the Steps to Create a EKS Cluster from Scratch: Pre-requisites: _Step 1:Create a Ec2 Instance So that we can Configure AWS CLI, Eksctl,kubectl on it _ _Step 3: Create a IAM User give permissions to the user and create a Access key _ Step 4 : Configue the AWS CLI in the EC2 Instance curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.c…  ( 7 min )

SQL Case Files is a free, browser based SQL learning platform that teaches SQL through short, realistic detective style cases. Instead of repetitive tutorials, you solve practical problems using real SQL queries on real databases. Each case is a self contained scenario built around data you must investigate, patterns you must uncover, and questions you must answer using SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, filtering, and other essential SQL skills. It’s designed for beginners who want to learn SQL step by step, analysts preparing for interviews, and anyone who prefers hands on practice over passive lessons. There’s no signup, no installation, and no barriers to entry. You open the site, pick a case, and immediately start working through SQL challenges that reflect real world business problems, analytical tasks, and typical interview style questions. The platform doubles as a structured learning tool and a practice environment: you can complete SQL puzzles, explore case studies, tackle beginner friendly exercises, or train with practical query challenges. It’s simple, fast, and deliberately lightweight, but the learning value comes from genuine SQL problem solving, not simulated shortcuts. SQL Case Files aims to be the most accessible way to practice SQL online for free. It suits beginners who need foundational exercises, students looking for real world examples, and data analysts or data science learners who want consistent daily SQL practice. If you’re searching for a place to improve SQL skills without courses, logins, or long videos, SQL Case Files provides a focused, interactive path to learn SQL and sharpen your analytical thinking through meaningful, story driven tasks. Visit sqlcasefiles.com to try the cases and start building practical SQL confidence.  ( 6 min )

Hello, I'm Ganesh. I'm working on FreeDevTools online, currently building a single platform for all development tools, cheat codes, and TL; DRs — a free, open-source hub where developers can quickly find and use tools without the hassle of searching the internet. If you run a server with limited resources—specifically, standard 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU setup- you are likely familiar with the constant, stressful balancing act between performance and security. You know you need antivirus protection and system audits. You know the risks of leaving a server vulnerable to intruders, malware, and data theft. But you also know that running a standard security scan on a lean VPS can be a death sentence for your uptime. Ultimately, you are forced into a terrible choice: leave the server vulnerable, or ri…  ( 8 min )

Getting Started with AWS CDK on Linux: A Complete Setup Guide Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has revolutionized how we manage cloud resources, and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) takes it to the next level by letting you define infrastructure using familiar programming languages. In this guide, I'll walk you through setting up AWS CDK on Linux, from installation to deploying your first stack. AWS CDK is an open-source software development framework that allows you to define cloud infrastructure using programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Java, and C#. Unlike traditional CloudFormation templates written in JSON or YAML, CDK lets you leverage the full power of programming languages—including loops, conditionals, and object-oriented design patterns. Type Safety: Catch errors at compi…  ( 11 min )

Tomorrow is the first of December. It is time for the advent calendars. In recent years there been various developer related advent calendars. The calendar may offer code challenges, like the Advent of Code, or be content centered like HTMHell. Why release my list the day before, to give people time to check them out before the challenge drops. Also Advent of Code opens at midnight EST. Most of these start Dec 1 and run 24 days but a few only run 12 days and might start later in the month. The most well known is the Eric Wastl's Advent of Code it will start dropping challenges at midnight EST (UTC-5) on December 1. There is a big change this year. There are only 12 days of puzzles this year. Eric been running this challenge for ten years and needed to reduce stress. The puzzles are langua…  ( 8 min )

This guide accompanies the main article, AIDE in Motion: Automating and Signing System Integrity Checks, and pairs with the AIDE Daily Integrity Checklist for a concise, printable summary of the workflow. This section walks you through how to build your own automation script, step by step. Instead of copying a pre-made solution, you’ll learn how each component fits together so you can adapt it to your environment, strengthen the workflow, or extend it with your own logic. Your final script will do four major things: Verify the last report Run a new AIDE check (Optionally) update the baseline Hash and sign the new report Let’s walk through how to build each part. Step 1 — Create a Safe Working Layout Before writing any code, decide where the script lives and where evidence files will be s…  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less Cinemasins just dropped a new video tearing into KPop Demon Hunters, highlighting every plot hiccup and over-the-top moment with their trademark snark. They’ve got all the sinning action spread across YouTube (CinemaSins, TVSins, CommercialSins, the Cinemasins Podcast), plus a linktree for the latest updates. Behind the jokes are writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—find them on Twitter and Instagram. Want more? Join the Discord or Reddit community, take their “sinful” poll, or back the team on Patreon for extra pop-culture burns. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

This checklist is a companion to the main article, AIDE in Motion, and the detailed AIDE Automation Build Guide, which explains each step in greater depth. AIDE Daily Integrity Automation — Build Checklist A step-by-step checklist for creating a signed, verifiable AIDE automation workflow. 1. Prepare the Folder Structure [ ] Create /var/log/aide/ for daily reports [ ] Create /root/.aide/ for secure storage [ ] Create /root/.aide/reports/ for signatures + hashes [ ] Verify root-only permissions on /root/.aide* [ ] Decide retention policy (e.g., keep last 30–90 reports) 2. Confirm Your GPG Signing Key [ ] Ensure a GPG key pair exists (gpg --list-keys) [ ] Verify signing works (gpg --detach-sign testfile) [ ] Confirm public key export location (optional for auditing teams) 3. Verify …  ( 7 min )

If your system could testify, AIDE would be its expert witness. proving it. trust but verify itself. Introduction I’ll be the first to admit: encryption isn’t my strongest area. Sure, I’ve worked with public and private keys for SSH authentication and have signed keys before, so I’m not entirely new to the topic. But I hadn’t really explored how cryptography ties into system integrity — until now. In the first article of this series, we installed and configured AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) — a silent guardian that fingerprints your Linux system and detects when files change unexpectedly. It’s an excellent tool for monitoring file integrity, but it raises an important question: If AIDE verifies the integrity of your files, who verifies the integrity of AIDE?…  ( 9 min )

Ever stared at a folder with thousands of PDF invoices, resumes, or reports and thought, "There has to be a better way"? Spoiler: there is. At WeSpark Automations, we recently built a PDF data extraction pipeline that processed over 30,000 documents—scanned images, digital PDFs, multi-page forms—and pushed clean, structured data straight into Google Sheets. Zero manual copy-paste. Zero coffee-fueled all-nighters.​ Here's how we did it using n8n, OCR, and a bit of AI magic. The Problem: Manual PDF Hell Invoices with vendor names, amounts, dates buried in tables​ Resumes with inconsistent formatting across Word, PDF, and scanned images​ Financial reports locked in multi-page, image-heavy files Extracting data manually is slow, error-prone, and soul-crushing. Our client was spending 40+ hours…  ( 8 min )

A dev resume isn't just a list - it's a context + impact sales doc. After reviewing more than 25 developer resumes (mobile, backend, fullstack, career changers, etc.), the same 3 mistakes kept showing up. The most common error: the whole resume is written like this: "Development and maintenance of applications..." "Worked on bug fixes and new features..." "Responsible for system X..." That says nothing about: the size of the problem, how hard what you did was, the impact on the product or business. Recruiters read this all day. It turns into noise. Fix: turn each bullet into technical action + what + how + metric/scale Another classic: a beautiful resume full of columns, icons, colors, emojis, and creative UX... and completely indigestible for someone who needs to read fast (or for an ATS). Lots of people fell into these: Multi-column layout, heavy sidebar, icon, emoji in dates, cluttered header Inconsistent dates and sections ("Aug 24", "08/2024", "2024 - present") Important sections missing or weak: Projects, poorly separated Skills, giant text blocks Fix: One column only FAANG LaTeX template Saw this a lot: giant skills list (Java 8 years, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Flutter, React...) without showing it once in roles technologies only in the "Skills" section, zero proof in experience or projects missing basic dev keywords: Git, testing, CI/CD, REST API, cloud, even for people who clearly use them daily career in infra/support or teaching, but resume saying "full-stack dev" without a real project/product described Fix: Only list tech you can defend in an interview and tie each one to a role or project.  ( 6 min )

Trying to understand JavaScript closures? ⭐ 1. The Backpack Analogy You pack a backpack at home. That’s basically a closure — a function carrying variables even after the parent function is done. ⭐ 2. The Waiter Analogy You tell a waiter your order: table number, dish, special instructions. That memory he carries along → that’s a closure. ⭐ 3. The Note From a Parent A parent gives their child a secret note. The note = the variables preserved by a closure. ⭐ 4. The Security Guard Analogy A boss gives a guard a list of allowed people and then goes on vacation. The guard remembering the list = closure. ⭐ 5. The Recipe Book A chef hands you a recipe book and closes his restaurant. That recipe book is exactly what a closure feels like. ⭐ 6. The Spare Key Someone gives you a key before moving abroad. The key you keep is the closure’s stored variable. ⭐ 7. The Childhood Tattoo Something meaningful happens when you’re young — and it stays with you forever. That tattoo = a closure holding on to past variables. 🎯 Quick takeaway A closure is simply a tiny bundle of memory that a function takes along with it, even after the place where that memory was created no longer exists.  ( 7 min )

📘 Introduction When we work with containers, we usually need to configure a lot of To make this process much simpler, AWS released ECS Express Mode, a It's a fast way to deploy a containerized application using Amazon ECS. In just a few clicks or commands, you'll have a running service with ECS Express Mode configures infrastructure for you that normally takes ✔️ An Application Load Balancer (ALB) ✔️ CloudWatch Logs ✔️ IAM Roles ✔️ VPC, subnets, and security ✔️ Autoscaling Very little. Just: The container image Service port (if not using the standard one) Any environment variables or secrets (if needed) Optionally, CPU and memory Everything else can remain automatic. Yes. If you already have experience, you can modify: Existing VPC and subnets Security group Log group name Container startup command Health checks Resource limits Scaling configuration But if you're just starting out, it's best to leave everything in Because it lets you focus on what matters: your application. Learning cloud often means dealing with networks, permissions, security, Learning containers Practicing deployments on AWS Creating a project for university Building an MVP or prototype Preparing for cloud certifications You can focus on the workflow without getting lost in advanced details. Although very practical, keep in mind: The ALB has a cost; if you create several services, each one may generate its own load balancer. If you need a complex architecture, Express Mode might fall short. It's perfect for getting started, but large projects may require more advanced ECS configuration. ECS Express Mode is an amazing tool for deploying containerized If you want to understand how cloud services work without getting "Announcing Amazon ECS Express Mode" “ECS Express Mode: de una imagen a un endpoint HTTPS en un solo paso"  ( 8 min )

Choosing the right android emulator has become essential for developers, testers, and users who want to run Android apps on desktops. Whether you’re looking for an android emulator for PC, gaming-focused tools, or an android emulator for testing, today’s market offers several powerful options. The best emulator for Android largely depends on your use case—gaming, productivity, app development, or cross-device testing. An android emulator is a software tool that allows you to run Android apps and games on a PC, Mac, or browser. It replicates the Android operating system, enabling developers to test apps, gamers to play mobile games on a bigger screen, and users to access mobile-only apps. Emulators are essential for testing, development, automation, and productivity without needing physical…  ( 15 min )

In recent years, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has become one of the go-to architectures for enterprises building AI assistants, knowledge search systems, and domain-specific agents. As companies ingest more documents, RAG systems grow complex — with custom retrievers, vector stores, and prompt engineering. To ensure the RAG pipeline performs well and returns results without hallucinations, the open-source framework Ragas (Retrieval-Augmented Generation Assessment Suite) is widely used to evaluate RAG pipelines. ** ** Ragas is an open-source evaluation framework designed specifically for RAG pipelines. Instead of evaluating the LLM output in isolation, Ragas assesses the full loop: user question → Retrieved context → Generated answer from LLM → Final Answer. Below are the core metri…  ( 8 min )

AI may be changing the world of programming, but some human holiday traditions continue. Hundreds of thousands of coders await this year's "Advent of Code" event with its daily holiday-themed programming puzzles. And this year event creator Eric Wastl has made some more changes to discourage using AI. The site's FAQ list now specifically tells users that they shouldn't use AI when solving puzzles. “If you send a friend to the gym on your behalf, would you expect to get stronger?" And he's also removed the global leaderboard - a change long overdue, according to one a response he received from a commenter on social media. "I thought the global leaderboard should've gone a few years ago anyways, when LLMs started being a thing."  ( 6 min )

hello everyone I’ve been tired of paying $60/year just to securely share Netflix and WiFi passwords with my family. I wanted to build a lightweight, secure alternative that runs entirely on the Edge and is only 5$ per year! Here is how I built EazyPasswords, a Zero-Knowledge vault that costs me almost nothing to run, thanks to the modern serverless stack. The Stack I wanted instant load times and zero cold starts, so I avoided traditional containers. Database: Cloudflare D1 (SQLite at the Edge). Frontend: Vanilla JS (hosted on Cloudflare Pages). Crypto: Native Web Crypto API (window.crypto.subtle). The Architecture: True Zero-Knowledge The biggest challenge was ensuring I (the server admin) could never see the user's data. . Why Cloudflare D1? I need your feedback (Beta) And if you have any questions about something you dont get feel free to ask Eazypasswords (If you sign up during the beta, you get the Family Plan for free forever as a thank you for testing).  ( 7 min )

Introduction Imagine the thrill of a spin-to-win promotion on your favorite e-commerce site. The wheel spins, the music builds, and for a few seconds, you’re on the edge of your seat, hoping for that big prize. For businesses, these gamified promotions are a goldmine: they drive immense user engagement, collect valuable data, and can significantly boost sales. But behind the scenes, managing such a giveaway for millions of eager users isn’t about luck — it’s about a robust, scalable architecture. The wrong approach can turn a successful campaign into a financial disaster, leaving you with an empty prize chest and a legion of frustrated customers. This blog post will take you on a journey behind the curtain of a high-traffic spin-wheel promotion. We’ll explore the serious technical challe…  ( 13 min )

In a world where energy demand is continuously rising and reliability of supply remains a critical concern, the importance of efficient and scalable energy storage solutions cannot be overstated. One such solution gaining popularity among both homeowners and businesses is the 20kwh battery. Whether for bridging short-term power gaps, cutting peak-time electricity costs, or serving as a backup during outages, this battery size represents a sweet spot between compactness and capacity. In this article, we explore why the 20kWh battery has emerged as a high-performance energy storage option for residential and industrial applications, how it compares with other storage sizes, and what to consider before investing in one. Understanding a 20kWh Battery: What Is It? 1. Backup Power and Load Shift…  ( 13 min )

Disabling local user accounts on all domain‑joined client computers via Group Policy is a valuable security practice. It ensures users only log in with domain accounts, preventing the risks associated with unmanaged local accounts, such as weak or shared passwords. Local accounts can be security risks if passwords are weak or shared among users. Domain accounts allow centralized control and auditing, improving security. Disabling local accounts centrally via Group Policy (GPO) avoids manual configuration on each machine, ensuring uniform policy enforcement. You must have an Active Directory domain with Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022 and domain-joined Windows 10/11 clients. Know the exact username of the local account you want to disable (e.g., testuser, localadmin). Test the GPO on a s…  ( 7 min )

I came across a post from ArkType recently: Regex patterns being parsed at compile time! TypeScript inferring exact string literals like "ac" | "abc" from the pattern "^ab?c$". Not just string, but the actual possible matches. That got me curious. Regex has always been a runtime thing, you write a pattern, match strings against it, and the type system just sees string everywhere. But this was doing it all at compile time. I wanted to understand how, so I decided to build a minimal version myself. ArkType Regex is a compile-time regex parser written entirely in TypeScript's type system. Instead of just validating that a string might match a regex at runtime, it infers the exact string literal types that a regex can produce. For example: // Traditional regex: gives you `string` const match …  ( 14 min )

I recently attended GOTO conference in Copenhagen (https://gotocph.com/2025, you can find the slides for some of the presentations there) and would like to share some of the interesting topics. This topic is going to be the last one. The presenters shared very interesting story about the future we planned and the future we are going to have. Here are the main points and my comments as well. The future was meant to be for everyone, but we landed in the place where it is actually for the few with unevenly distributed resources - yes, one can look at UNICEF report (https://data.unicef.org/resources/sofi-2025/) to see that 8.3 percent of global population faced hunger in 2024. The food is the basic need of the human and it is somehow not possible to provide it for the acceptable rate which sho…  ( 7 min )

A deep dive into building secure, scalable user registration with React, FastAPI, and modern authentication patterns User registration is the gateway to any application. It's the first interaction users have with your system, and it sets the tone for security, user experience, and architectural quality. In this article, I'll walk you through the complete user registration flow in my AI Email Assistant application, from the moment a user clicks "Register" to when their encrypted credentials are safely stored in the database. We'll explore: Frontend architecture with React Context and custom hooks Backend API design with FastAPI and Pydantic validation Security best practices including bcrypt password hashing Clean architecture patterns that promote maintainability and testability The regist…  ( 14 min )

Si te has metido en el mundo del desarrollo web, sabes que crear una landing page moderna no se trata solo de que se vea bonita, sino de que funcione de verdad y convierta visitantes en clientes. Este módulo de Your.Code.Web es un recurso excelente porque no solo te enseña a maquetar con HTML, sino que se centra en los pilares fundamentales que a menudo se olvidan: la semántica y la accesibilidad. Aquí no solo vas a ver etiquetas, sino la razón de ser de cada una. Te explican cómo usar correctamente los elementos de HTML5 —como header, main y footer— para que tu página no solo esté bien organizada, sino que los motores de búsqueda y los lectores de pantalla puedan entenderla perfectamente. Esto es crucial en la web actual. Además, el curso desglosa la estructura ideal de cualquier landing exitosa: desde el impacto inicial del bloque "Hero" con su llamada a la acción, pasando por cómo presentar las características y los testimonios de forma eficaz. Y lo mejor de todo es que adoptan la mentalidad mobile-first. Esto significa que estás aprendiendo a construir la página pensando primero en el móvil, garantizando que tu diseño sea responsivo y rápido para cualquier usuario, lo cual es vital para no perder ventas. Si buscas llevar tus habilidades de maquetación al nivel profesional, este tipo de enfoque detallado en las buenas prácticas es justo lo que necesitas.  ( 6 min )

A lot of people say that “real backend performance” only comes from using Go, Rust, or Python. JavaScript and TypeScript often get labeled as frontend only languages. Here are five reasons why you don’t really need to abandon JavaScript or TypeScript for backend work. Bun is unbelievably quick. It starts fast, handles requests efficiently, and comes with tooling that feels smooth to use. Your frontend uses JS, your backend uses TS, your tests and tooling use the same language too. npm is basically a giant supermarket of libraries. Whatever you need, it’s probably there already. ElysiaJS and Hono are simple, fast, and don’t bring a bunch of unnecessary features you’ll never use. TypeScript gives you great type safety and confidence while coding. There’s a great explanation in this video that breaks everything down really well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpDHPoStZZ8  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest roast of the fun, over-the-top KPop Demon Hunters flick, where they tally up every nitpick and plot hole with their classic snark and humor. They also drop links to their main site, other YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins), social media (Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok), a viewer poll, Patreon and even credit their sin-scratching squad: Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest snark-fest aimed at Marvel’s reboot. They rack up their usual sin-count, calling the film “sintastic” and poking fun at every awkward moment—all with their trademark blend of sarcasm and speedy commentary. On the side, CinemaSins is backed by BetterHelp, and they flood you with links—check out their main site, spin-off channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins), Linktree hub, a quick fan poll, and their Patreon. The credits roll on writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel (with all their socials), plus invites to join Discord, Reddit, Jeremy’s book, Instagram, and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I just migrated away from long-term AWS access keys. Took me just 5 minutes. The Old Way Then AWS quietly released something that changes everything: aws login My Migration Story Step 1: Update AWS CLI aws --version Step 2: Delete Those Permanent Keys ~/.aws/credentials, saw the familiar aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key staring back at me, and just... deleted them: rm ~/.aws/credentials I kept my region and output format in the config you still need those. Step 3: The Magic Moment aws login My browser opened automatically. I signed in with my regular AWS console credentials the same email and password I use every day. No copying and pasting 40-character strings. No "wait, which key was for which account?" Within seconds, I was authenticated: You are now logged in as arn:aws:iam:::user/your-user Credentials stored for profile 'default' Step 4: Verify It Worked aws sts get-caller-identity It worked. No access keys in sight. Just clean, secure, temporary tokens doing their job. What Makes This Better? They expire in hours, not years, They auto-rotate every 15 minutes You can check the expiration yourself cat ~/.aws/cli/cache/*.json You'll see something like: { "Credentials": { "AccessKeyId": "...", "SecretAccessKey": "...", "SessionToken": "...", "Expiration": "2025-01-01T12:34:56Z" } } The Bottom Line The entire migration took me 5 minutes. five minutes to eliminate one of the biggest security headaches in cloud development. If you're still using long-term access keys in 2025, this is your sign: Update your CLI to v2.22+ Delete those credentials Run aws login Your security team will thank you. Your future self will thank you. And honestly? It just feels better knowing those permanent keys aren't sitting there anymore.  ( 7 min )

Exception Handling What is an Exception? An exception is an error that occurs during the execution of a program. Examples of common exceptions: ZeroDivisionError ValueError TypeError IndexError FileNotFoundError KeyError Why Exception Handling? Without handling → program crashes. try–except Block (Basic Syntax) Example Handling Specific Exceptions Multiple except Blocks else Block only when no exception occurs. finally Block always, even if an error happens. Useful for: Closing files Closing database connection Releasing resources try: f = open("sample.txt", "r") print(f.read()) except: print("File not found") finally: print("Closing file") try–except–else–finally (All Together) python try: n = int(input("Enter number: ")) except ValueError: print("Invalid Input") else: print(…  ( 7 min )

Recomiendo ver antes - instalacion de Homebrew y asdf en ubuntu ( es corto son 5 comandos) Python - Docu Python - On DevDocs.io Flask — Minimalista, simple. FastAPI — Muy rápido, moderno. Django — Completo y estructurado. sudo apt update sudo apt install python3 python3-pip brew install python Consultar versión: pip3 --version Instalar un paquete: pip install Dependencias del sistema sudo apt update sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \ libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm \ libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev Instalar plugin + versión asdf plugin add python asdf list-all python # instalar distintas versiones asdf install python 3.12.2 asdf install python 2.7.18 # Configurar una version global asdf global py…  ( 8 min )

data2ui is a small tool that lets you paste or load any JSON and immediately explore it through a clean UI. No setup, no accounts required. Just open the app, drop your data, and browse it in a way that’s easier than scrolling through raw text. You can use it entirely locally in your browser, or switch to the cloud version if you want to keep your files online and share them with your team in read-only mode. The project is built and maintained by one developer, and new features are already on the way: 📁 Folder support 🧩 New UI components 🔌 A full REST API to manipulate files 📴 Offline support …and many more enhancements already in progress If your JSON changes as you work, data2ui lets you see how the structure evolves in real time. And if you’re collaborating, you can just send someone a share link and they’ll see exactly what you see. https://data2ui.jarraga.dev Thanks for testing the app and giving it a try. Feedback is always welcome.  ( 6 min )

If you were building web applications during the first dot-com boom, chances are you wrote Perl. And if you’re now a CTO, tech lead, or senior architect, you may instinctively steer teams away from it—even if you can’t quite explain why. This reflexive aversion isn’t just a preference. It’s what I call Dotcom Survivor Syndrome : a long-standing bias formed by the messy, experimental, high-pressure environment of the early web, where Perl was both a lifeline and a liability. Perl wasn’t the problem. The conditions under which we used it were. And unfortunately, those conditions, combined with a separate, prolonged misstep over versioning, continue to distort Perl’s reputation to this day. The Glory Days: Perl at the Heart of the Early Web In the mid- to late-1990s, Perl was the web’s duct…  ( 9 min )

JSON is everywhere — APIs, config files, databases, UI state, and more. But debugging messy or broken JSON can still be frustrating. I just published a practical guide that helps developers debug JSON more efficiently using tools, patterns, and smart techniques. Common JSON errors and how to fix them fast Validating JSON with modern tools Pretty-printing, formatting, and minifying How to handle large or nested JSON structures Best practices for clean and readable JSON Real-world debugging workflows for frontend devs If you work with JSON daily, this guide will save you hours. 👉 Read the full article: https://www.frontendtools.tech/blog/debug-json-like-a-pro-tools-tips  ( 6 min )

Open Liberty é um servidor de aplicações Java open-source, leve e modular, desenvolvido pela IBM para implantar aplicações Jakarta EE e MicroProfile. Construído com foco em ambientes cloud-native, o Open Liberty oferece inicialização rápida, baixo consumo de memória e uma arquitetura flexível baseada em recursos plugáveis. O projeto serve como fundação para o WebSphere Liberty, o servidor de aplicações comercial da IBM, mas mantém-se completamente livre e disponível sob licença Apache 2.0. Open Liberty se destaca por seu compromisso com padrões abertos, sendo uma implementação certificada tanto do Eclipse MicroProfile quanto do Jakarta EE, permitindo que desenvolvedores construam microsserviços cloud-native sem vendor lock-in. O Open Liberty tem suas raízes no WebSphere Application Server …  ( 12 min )

(Query your PostgreSQL database using natural language) Managing a growing database can get messy — remembering table names, joins, and Sequelize-generated column structures isn’t fun. This project uses: LangChain + LangGraph Mistral AI (mistral-small-latest) PostgreSQL + Sequelize ORM Streamlit UI Simply type something like: “Show me the last 5 orders with customer names.” Parse the question Understand the relevant tables Auto-generate a safe, dialect-correct SQL query Avoid soft-deleted rows Perform the right JOINs using Sequelize relationships Stream the result back to you in seconds No manual querying. No database digging. ✔ Understand natural language questions User asks a question – “What prepaid services does customer John have?” LangChain SQL Toolkit analyzes table schemas Mistral …  ( 7 min )

The Architecture of Inevitability We've been sold a myth about self-discipline. It’s a story of grit, of white-knuckled willpower, of forcing yourself to do the hard thing through sheer mental brute force. This is a losing strategy. It treats the human mind like a flawed machine to be whipped into submission. It’s exhausting, and it rarely works long-term. True mastery of self and time isn't about becoming a better taskmaster. It’s about becoming a better architect. It's about designing a system—an environment, a set of rules, a protocol for energy—where the desired outcome is not just possible, but inevitable. You don't need more discipline; you need a better system. The Operating System: Three Core Principles Every effective system runs on a clear set of principles. For personal mastery,…  ( 9 min )

# Mastering Prisma ORM with NestJS: A Step-by-Step Guide to Installation and Connection Troubleshooting (Version 7.0.1) In the rapidly evolving landscape of web development, effective database management is pivotal to any application's success. As developers, we strive to choose tools that simplify our workflows while enhancing performance. Prisma ORM combined with NestJS offers a robust solution for modern application needs. In this blog post, we'll explore the seamless integration of Prisma ORM into a NestJS application, guiding you through installation, setup, and connection troubleshooting specifically for version 7.0.1. ## Table of Contents 1. [What is Prisma ORM?](#what-is-prisma-orm) 2. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) 3. [Installing Prisma and NestJS](#installing-prisma-and-nestjs…  ( 8 min )

For the longest time, “earning online” sounded like a dream reserved for experts, influencers, or long-term freelancers. But in 2025, the game has changed. AI has leveled the entire field. Today, you can start from zero and realistically build a $1000/month income stream — even if you don’t have technical experience. AI doesn’t just automate tasks. It multiplies your output. It removes the barriers that once made online earning slow and overwhelming. Whether you’re building digital products, offering small services, creating content, or running micro-online businesses, AI gives you a powerful head start. In my full guide here 👉 https://dawoodtech.com/ai-side-hustle-to-1000-month/ I break down practical, real-world methods anyone can use — no hype, no unrealistic claims, just tools and systems that work. Some of the most effective AI-powered side hustles today include: Micro content creation using AI writing + editing models Digital product creation powered by AI design tools Automation-based services (templates, captions, email setups, etc.) Research-heavy tasks that AI can finish in minutes AI-driven freelancing where you deliver in hours, not days The magic comes from combining your creativity with AI’s speed. You focus on strategy — AI handles the heavy lifting. If you’re looking for a clear roadmap, the full breakdown covers: The world is moving fast — and AI is the accelerator. With the right approach, your side hustle can become a real income source faster than ever before.  ( 7 min )

If you’ve played with AI chatbots or agentic frameworks lately, you’ve probably had the same moment I had - most agents can plan, reason, call tools, run workflows… yet somehow they can’t remember something you said 10 minutes ago. It’s impressive and frustrating at the same time. That gap — between advanced reasoning and almost no memory — is quickly becoming one of the biggest things holding AI agents back from feeling genuinely helpful. The Real Bottleneck Isn’t the Model. It’s the Memory. Most AI chat systems implemented today still live inside the model’s context window. Whatever fits in the prompt is what the agent “knows,” and the moment you step outside that window, it’s gone. That creates familiar issues: You keep repeating yourself The agent forgets your preferences Every new r…  ( 8 min )

Type constraints in Terraform play a crucial role in writing predictable, reusable, and maintainable infrastructure-as-code. When working with AWS resources, ensuring that your variables are properly typed helps prevent configuration errors, enforces standards, and makes your modules easier to understand and more robust. This post explains Terraform’s type system in depth and demonstrates how these type constraints apply to AWS infrastructure deployments. Terraform uses type constraints to ensure that variables receive values in the correct format. Without proper typing, it becomes easy to pass the wrong kind of data into your AWS resources, leading to failed deployments or hidden configuration issues. Types also help teams maintain consistency, validate expectations, and build self-docume…  ( 8 min )

Untouchable: The Future of Robotics is Magnetic Tired of robots limited by clumsy grippers and delicate surfaces getting scratched? Imagine a world where machines can manipulate objects with precision, without ever making contact. We're on the cusp of a revolution in robotics, moving beyond physical interaction to master the art of non-contact manipulation. The key is leveraging magnetic fields to levitate and control objects in 3D space. By precisely orchestrating a network of electromagnets, we can create a "magnetic hand" capable of moving, rotating, and positioning items with incredible accuracy. Complex control algorithms, trained using deep reinforcement learning, manage the electromagnetic forces to achieve stable and predictable movements. Think of it like playing a 3D chess game…  ( 7 min )

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Urges Steam: Remove 'Made with AI' Game Tags\n\nSteam, a dominant PC gaming platform, recently introduced \"Made with AI\" tags for games to provide transparency to players regarding the use of generative AI in game development. This move was intended to help consumers make informed choices and navigate the evolving landscape of AI-powered content creation, especially given ongoing discussions about intellectual property and ethics in AI. Publishers are required to disclose if their games use AI to generate assets, code, or other elements, categorizing AI use into pre-generated or live-generated content.\n\nHowever, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has publicly urged Steam to reconsider and remove these \"Made with AI\" tags. Sweeney argues that AI, fundamentally, is just an…  ( 17 min )

🎙️ Click here to listen on Madhu Sudhan Subedi Tech Weekly → Stack Overflow Introduces Stack Internal * Stack Overflow has reintroduced its enterprise knowledge platform as Stack Internal, marking its next step toward becoming the most trusted source for technologists. Designed for modern engineering teams, Stack Internal blends human insight with AI automation to keep enterprise knowledge accurate, secure, and always up to date. Link Linus Torvalds: Vibe coding is fine, but not for production * Linux creator Linus Torvalds recently shared his thoughts on AI in software development. He says he’s “fairly positive” about vibe coding, but only as a way for beginners to get into computing — not for production code, where maintenance would be a nightmare. Link LLM01:2025 Prompt Injection…  ( 8 min )

How I built smart automations that save hours every week Automation doesn't need huge infrastructure — sometimes all you need is n8n + Python + a good LLM. 1. Auto-Generate LinkedIn Tech Posts (gNews → Python → Gemini → LinkedIn API) I wanted fresh, relevant tech content posted automatically on LinkedIn — without doing it manually every morning. Workflow Includes: Fetching real-time tech news via gNews API Cleaning + formatting content in Python Generating a polished LinkedIn-ready caption using Gemini AI Publishing automatically through LinkedIn API Result: A simple automation that sends a morning weather report and a Gemini-generated motivational message. Workflow Includes: OpenWeatherMap API → real-time weather Gemini AI → custom motivation text Telegram Bot API → scheduled daily message Result: They remove repetitive tasks They help maintain consistent personal branding They show how flexible n8n + Python + Gemini AI can be They are small, modular, and easy to scale If you’re looking to automate small but impactful tasks, start with tiny workflows — news fetching, posting, messaging, alerts — and build upward. If you want the full workflow JSON or code snippets, drop a comment — happy to share!  ( 6 min )

The following is the conversation with… just kidding 😄 This year, I attended the Lviv IT Arena. I met a few founders there and asked each of them to describe the very beginning of their entrepreneurial journey. If you’ve ever daydreamed about starting something on your own but didn’t know where to begin, you’ll see that even successful founders once stood exactly where you are. In this article, you won’t find polished success stories. This is where you’ll get to know how the leap from employee to founder truly feels like. I don't dare to take more of your time, so the first question is… What did the transition period look like for you? Anton Avrynskyi, CEO & co-founder of Liki24 (former Deputy Chief Executive Officer, IT-Enterprise): The first thing you need when moving from employee to b…  ( 14 min )

Building with OpenAI, Gemini, or Groq directly is great for simple prototypes — but once your app grows, managing raw APIs quickly becomes a bottleneck. Different request bodies, different response formats, custom types, boilerplate everywhere… and switching providers becomes a headache. That’s exactly where LangChain changes the game Why Raw LLM APIs Hold You Back Here’s what developers run into when handling multiple providers manually: Every provider uses different request/response structures You constantly rewrite TypeScript interfaces Fetch wrappers, headers, parsing logic, error handling — repeated everywhere Switching models means updating half your code Scaling becomes harder when you add RAG, embeddings, agents, memory, etc. Great for “Hello world,” painful for real applications…  ( 7 min )

💡 Quick Take: The traditional full-stack roadmap is obsolete in the age of AI. To thrive, developers must adopt the 'Architect & The Automaton' model, focusing on system design and high-level direction while leveraging AI for implementation. The full-stack roadmap you've been memorizing is a map to a city that no longer exists. Learn HTML, then CSS, then JavaScript, then React, then Node.js, then a database, then Docker. It was a reliable, linear path. It created specialists in predictable stacks. That era is over. AI is not another framework to learn. It’s a tectonic shift that has fundamentally changed the landscape. Treating tools like GPT-4 or GitHub Copilot as mere productivity boosters is like seeing the first automobile and thinking, "What a nice, fast horse." You're missing the p…  ( 9 min )

Scaling to 100K Users: Architecture Lessons from Building Nigeria's Social Commerce Platform Michael Onoja ・ Nov 28 #ai #programming #javascript #architecture  ( 6 min )

Seeing Google's Doodle tribute to Pac-Man recently sent me spiraling down a nostalgia rabbit hole. It reminded me of a MOOC I took in what now feels like ancient history—a Gemini search of my old Gmail archives confirms it was UC Berkeley CS 188: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence via EdX, probably around 2012. The year 2012. The year Obama won re-election, the Mayan calendar "ended," and Honey Boo Boo was somehow a cultural phenomenon. Siri was barely a year old—helping sell iPhones like hotcakes despite rarely understanding what you asked. "Deep learning" was a phrase you'd find only in academic papers, not headlines. A different era entirely. That course required implementing classic algorithms like Greedy search and Minimax into Pac-Man. It was, honestly, a bit over my head at the…  ( 14 min )

Introduction Hello 👋, In this article I will present my opinions on Vibe Coding. In the last 2 years the term "AI Vibe Coding" has been very hyped. I mean the idea of "Clicking a button and generating anything you can imagine" is very exciting at first but not a great idea at the same time. I will give my opinion on why it isn't a good idea to depend on AI Vibe Coding tools. Let's first talk about how basically these Vibe Coding AI Models work. AI LLMs are trained on data and are trained to predict output from user input (prompt) based on that data. Which means AI Models that can code is trained on existing human written code and AI Models that can draw is trained on existing human drawn art. This means that AI can't create something entirely unique that has never been created by humans…  ( 8 min )

Hey everyone! AI-powered website security scanner designed to help developers and teams catch vulnerabilities before hackers do. It’s still early, rough around the edges, and absolutely an MVP… The MVP scans a website URL and uses AI + rule-based checks to flag: Common vulnerabilities (misconfigurations, exposed endpoints, weak headers) Potential security risks in publicly reachable pages Missing or unsafe security headers Basic performance & implementation issues that relate to security The idea is simple: give developers fast, actionable insights without needing to be a security expert. I’d love feedback from anyone in the dev → deploy pipeline: ✔️ Web developers ✔️ QA testers ✔️ Project managers ✔️ Security engineers / pentesters If you build or ship websites, this tool should feel immediately useful — or at least interesting enough to poke holes in. Security often becomes an afterthought — not because developers don’t care, Scanners are expensive OWASP tools feel intimidating Manual reviews are slow Teams don’t have dedicated security folks So the goal with this MVP is to make security checks accessible, fast, and AI-assisted. This is version 0.1 — tons of improvements planned: Deeper OWASP coverage Better AI reasoning (multiple agents) Exportable reports API access for CI/CD Scheduled scans Chrome extension for quick checks Team dashboards + history logs If enough devs find value here, I’ll double down on building it out. 👉 WebGuard Please break it. Seriously. Drop comments, suggestions, or roast it — everything helps. 🙌  ( 7 min )

Yesterday, I noticed something alarming in Mukbang 3D: regular users signing in with Google were being asked to grant access to Google Analytics data and Cloud Platform resources. For an app that just needs your email and name, this is terrible. Here's how a simple developer convenience created a confusing security prompt—and how I tracked it down. Instead of the clean, minimal consent screen users expect ("Mukbang 3D wants to access your email and profile"), they were seeing a wall of intimidating permissions including developer-level scopes like analytics.readonly. Understandably, users were abandoning the sign-in flow entirely. First I checked the mobile app's OAuth configuration. The Client ID looked correct—it only requested email and profile scopes. So where were these extra permissi…  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest roast of the wild new movie, packed with their trademark “sins” and snarky commentary on every over-the-top moment. It’s basically a fun, whirlwind critique that promises laughs for anyone who’s ever wondered what demon-slaying K-pop idols might get “sin-checked.” Want more? They’ve got you covered with a slew of links—YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and even a Patreon for those feeling generous. Plus a quick poll to get your thoughts and insider links to each writer’s social handles if you’re craving extra behind-the-scenes banter. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Paradox of Infinite Leverage We were promised a revolution. A suite of AI tools that would grant us 10x leverage, compress timelines, and unleash an unprecedented wave of creation. The tools arrived, yet the revolution feels… muted. Many find themselves busier than ever, caught in a frantic loop of prompt engineering, content generation, and tool-hopping. They are producing more noise, not more signal. This is the great paradox of the AI era: we have access to near-infinite leverage, yet our output remains stubbornly linear. Why? Because we are attempting to bolt a jet engine onto a horse-drawn carriage. We are applying 21st-century tools to 20th-century workflows and wondering why the system breaks. The Analysis: Your Workflow is The Bottleneck The failure isn't in the technology; it'…  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins takes on the new Fantastic Four film with their signature tally of “sins,” quipping that it “wasn’t bad, but just as sintastic as any other Marvel flick.” In roughly 20 minutes, they rip into every origin cliché, plot jump, and continuity quirk, all with tongue-in-cheek humor and rapid-fire commentary. Sponsored by BetterHelp (grab a discount on your first month!), they also shout out their main site, additional YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), a sinful poll, Patreon support, and social hubs—Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—plus shout-outs to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Introduction When working with Uniface ProcScript, you might encounter mysterious syntax errors that seem to point at perfectly valid code. The culprit could be invisible non-breaking space characters (0xA0) lurking in your source files. This article explains the $ALLOW_NOBREAK_SPACE configuration parameter and how it can help you deal with this common issue. $ALLOW_NOBREAK_SPACE is a configuration parameter in Uniface 10.4 that controls whether non-breaking spaces (hexadecimal value 0xA0) are allowed in ProcScript code. By default, these characters cause syntax errors when the Uniface compiler encounters them. Syntax: $ALLOW_NOBREAK_SPACE = 1 | 0 Values: 1 - Non-breaking spaces (0xA0) are allowed in ProcScript 0 - Non-breaking spaces cause syntax errors Default: None (not set, be…  ( 7 min )

Introduction Recently, I read an article titled "Alias Settings of Engineers Around the World" (in Japanese). As a PostgreSQL engineer, this got me thinking: "If they are customizing their bash aliases, how are they configuring their psql environments?" Driven by curiosity, I decided to investigate GitHub repositories to see how developers commonly configure their psqlrc files. psql is the terminal-based front-end for PostgreSQL, allowing you to execute SQL interactively. Its configuration file is named psqlrc, and it has the following characteristics: System-wide settings: The system-wide psqlrc file is stored in ../etc/ relative to the directory containing the PostgreSQL executable. This directory can be explicitly set using the environment variable PGSYSCONFDIR. User-specific settings…  ( 22 min )

There has never been a stranger moment to be a Computer Science graduate. On one hand, the world is flooded with content telling you that “AI will replace programmers,” “coding is dead,” or “software jobs are disappearing.” On the other hand, every company—from scrappy startups to trillion-dollar giants—is aggressively announcing AI strategies, hiring AI engineers, looking for systems specialists, and expanding their technical teams. This contradiction has left an entire generation asking the same question: Where do I fit in? What exactly should I learn in a world where AI writes code, tests code, debugs code, and even architect systems? The answer isn’t that jobs are disappearing. The answer is that the bar has moved. The expectations for what makes a job-ready Computer Science graduate …  ( 11 min )

Hey everyone! Happy winter is upcoming! ⛄️ I’m @nyaomaru, a frontend engineer. Today I’d like to introduce changelog-bot, a tool that automatically generates a polished CHANGELOG.md from your release notes! 🚀 If you’re maintaining a project, you’ve probably used CHANGELOG.md to keep track of release details. tedious. Sure, you can automate parts of it, but most generators produce unstructured or messy output. changelog-bot! https://github.com/nyaomaru/changelog-bot 🖋 Automates the boring part — generating CHANGELOG.md Uses AI to structure and format the changelog with high accuracy Analyzes commit messages and PR titles to automatically categorize “fix”, “feat”, etc. Works directly from release notes No need for strict Conventional Commit rules Works even without AI Fallback logic…  ( 8 min )

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Conditional Statements allow us to perform different actions for different conditions. if if...else if...else if...else switch ternary (? :) If: if(conditon) { //executed the code block } The else Statement: Use else to specify a code block to be executed, if the same condition is false. if (condition) { // code to execute if the condition is true } else { // code to execute if the condition is false } The else if Statement: Use else if to specify a new condition to test, if the first condition is false. if (condition1) { // code to execute if condition1 is true } else if (condition2) { // code to execute if the condition1 is false and condition2 is true } else { // code to execute if the condition1 is false and condition2 is false } The switch Statement: switch is often used as a more readable alternative to many if...else if...else statements, especially when dealing with multiple possible values.if break is not here in the every case they continue the next case is printed and after the break is executed the block code Syntax switch(expression) { case x: // code block break; case y: // code block break; default: // code block } Ternary Operator (? :) Use (? :) (ternary) as a shorthand for if...else. condition ? expression1 : expression2  ( 6 min )

If you’re new to AWS, one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is: “Where should I start learning?” It’s a good question — because AWS is huge. There are hundreds of services, dozens of certifications, and countless tutorials everywhere. But the good news is that AWS itself provides several official learning programmes, trusted worldwide and kept up to date as technologies evolve. Whether you’re new to cloud computing, switching careers, or just curious about AWS — there are several official AWS programmes that help you learn, practice, and build real cloud skills. In this blog post, I cover three major AWS learning programmes: what they are, what they offer, and how you can register today. Before we begin, here’s a quick note. Before we dive into these learning programmes, here’s s…  ( 9 min )

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If you are developing enterprise applications with Uniface, you know that the Assignment File (.asn) is the nervous system of your application's runtime configuration. While sections like [ENTITIES] or [DRIVER_SETTINGS] often get the spotlight during database setup, the [SETTINGS] section is where the battle for a stable, environment-agnostic runtime is won. In this post, we’ll dive into what the [SETTINGS] section actually does, the correct syntax for resource loading (fixing common misconceptions), and how to architect it for Development vs. Production environments. The [SETTINGS] section is used to define Uniface Logicals and Kernel settings. These are environment variables specific to the Uniface runtime that are loaded before your application logic starts. They control how Uniface beh…  ( 8 min )

Breaking the Sound Barrier with AI: Reinventing Flight Design Imagine designing a supersonic jet engine without a wind tunnel, or optimizing a spacecraft’s heat shield before ever firing it up. The cost and complexity of physical testing have always been a massive bottleneck in aerospace engineering. But what if we could accurately simulate these complex aerodynamic conditions with unprecedented speed and efficiency using AI? The core idea is this: train a neural network to act as a "surrogate" for complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Instead of running computationally intensive calculations every time we tweak a design, we can use the AI to instantly predict the aerodynamic performance. This allows for rapid exploration of design possibilities, something previously im…  ( 7 min )

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Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memo: My post explains type hints (1). My post explains type hints (2). My post explains type hints (3). My post explains type hints (4). My post explains type hints (5). My post explains type hints (6). Callable and Protocol can be used for a function as shown below: *Memo: Callable can specify argument and return types, doing less than Protocol: The 1st argument is argtypes(Required:-Type:list(Type) or ellipsis): It's a list of one or more argument types. Use the empty list '[]' for no arguments. ... (but not Ellipsis) can be used to accept the zero or more arguments of all types but it shouldn't be used because it's too gereral: ... is different from Any which accepts the one argument of all types. Don't use argtypes=. The 2nd argument is returntype(Required-Typ…  ( 8 min )

Acheron Insurance WordPress Theme: A Developer’s Deep Dive I’ll be honest: the last time I rebuilt an insurance website, I thought the “hard part” would be the design. Spoiler—nope. The hard part was everything behind the design: quote flows, service pages that need to rank, “trust signals” that can’t feel cheesy, and performance that doesn’t collapse the moment you add one more form. That’s exactly why I tried Acheron - Insurance WordPress Theme—not because I wanted another pretty demo, but because I wanted a foundation I could actually extend without turning my site into a brittle pile of overrides. What follows is not a glossy “top 10 features” list. This is the kind of write-up I wish existed when I’m wearing my site-admin hat at 1:00 AM, trying to keep a production site stable while…  ( 11 min )

✨ QR-Genie: Building a Single-Purpose QR Code Tool with Kiro AI AI for Bharat Hackathon - Week 1: Micro-Tools Submission QR codes are everywhere — restaurant menus, payment apps, event tickets, WiFi sharing. Yet, most QR tools online are either: Cluttered with ads and unnecessary features Slow and require multiple steps Ugly with outdated UI designs Limited — generate only, no scanning I needed a single-purpose micro-tool that does ONE thing elegantly: Generate and scan QR codes instantly with a clean, modern interface. QR-Genie is a lightweight, beautiful web app that solves this tiny but annoying problem: ✅ Generate QR codes from any text or URL instantly ✅ Scan QR codes using your device camera ✅ Download as PNG with one click ✅ Copy to clipboard for quick sharing ✅ No ads, no clu…  ( 9 min )

The Problem RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate(); // If this URL returns 404, the app crashes! String response = restTemplate.getForObject("https://api.example.com/users/999", String.class); While working on a company project one evening, I encountered an HttpClientErrorException from an API response. This error was new to me. After debugging, I solved it and learned how to handle it properly. In this post, I'll explain what this error is and how you can handle it in your code. RestTemplate throws RestClientResponseException and its subtypes when API calls fail. The most common subtypes are HttpClientErrorException and HttpServerErrorException. Here is the exception hierarchy: RestClientException → base class RestClientResponseException extends RestClientException HttpSta…  ( 8 min )

Harnessing the Power of Rust and Go in Backend Development: Insights from Web Developer Travis McCracken As a seasoned Web Developer specializing in backend architecture, I’ve always been fascinated by the capabilities of Rust and Go. These two languages continue to redefine how we build fast, reliable, and scalable APIs. Today, I want to share some insights into why I’ve integrated Rust and Go into my projects, discuss some fictional yet illustrative projects like 'fastjson-api' and 'rust-cache-server', and offer guidance for fellow developers eager to leverage these powerful tools. The popularity of Rust and Go in backend development cannot be overstated. Rust’s emphasis on memory safety and performance makes it ideal for building systems where speed and reliability are paramount. On the…  ( 8 min )

We spent the last two years figuring out how to make LLMs "smart." We learned RAG, Chain-of-Thought, and Tool Use. But in 2025, the challenge isn't intelligence. It's Containment. The difference between a demo and a production system isn't the prompt, it's the architecture that stops the LLM from bankrupting you or crashing your backend. I call this shift "Defensive AI Architecture." It's the discipline of treating LLMs not as magic oracles, but as non-deterministic, hostile microservices. The Anatomy of an AI Crash The Context Overflow: A user pastes a 50-page PDF. A naive sliding window drops the System Prompt (the instructions), lobotomizing the bot mid-conversation. The Wallet Burner: Your support bot answers "How do I reset my password?" 5,000 times a day, triggering 5,000 fresh GPT-4…  ( 7 min )

CinemaSins’ latest “Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less” is a cheeky, rapid-fire roast of the movie, scoring every plot hole, cringe moment and over-the-top KPop action sequence. Expect snappy quips, familiar “sins” jokes, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek nitpicking that fans of the channel know and love. Beyond the video itself, CinemaSins encourages viewers to explore their website and social feeds (YouTube channels, Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram), weigh in on a quick poll, and even support the team on Patreon. Writer shout-outs (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel) and links to books, merch and more round out the extra goodies for die-hard Sin-ners. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less is Cinemasins’ latest deep-dive into the film’s quirks and plot holes, sponsored by BetterHelp. They plug their site, YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), social links, a “sinful” poll, and Patreon support. The video credits a team of writers—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—with their social handles, and points fans to extra community hubs like Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and Jeremy’s book. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

As engineers, we live and breathe automation. We build CI/CD pipelines to ship code faster, write scripts to provision infrastructure, and create APIs to make data flow seamlessly. So why are so many B2B companies still collecting customer testimonials like it's 2005—with manual emails, calendar invites, and a prayer? Social proof isn't just marketing fluff; it's a critical dataset for building trust and driving growth. But manual collection is a bottleneck. It’s inconsistent, time-consuming, and simply doesn't scale. Let's treat this like any other engineering problem and build a robust, automated pipeline. Manually asking for video testimonials is a high-friction process for everyone: Your Team: It's a logistical nightmare of scheduling, following up, and editing. Your Customer: They…  ( 9 min )

In the gleaming computer labs of Britain's elite independent schools, fifteen-year-olds are learning to prompt AI systems with the sophistication of seasoned engineers. They debate the ethics of machine learning, dissect systemic bias in algorithmic systems, and explore how artificial intelligence might reshape their future careers. Meanwhile, in under-resourced state schools across the country, students encounter AI primarily through basic tools like ChatGPT—if they encounter it at all. This emerging divide in AI literacy threatens to create a new form of educational apartheid, one that could entrench class distinctions more deeply than any previous technological revolution. The concept of literacy has evolved dramatically since the industrial age. What began as simply reading and writing…  ( 28 min )

If you’ve ever built a React application that fetches data from an API, you know the challenges of managing server state. Between loading states, error handling, caching, and synchronization, data management often becomes complex. Enter React Query — the missing piece for data fetching in React applications. In this guide, we’ll explore how React Query transforms your development experience and improves app performance. React Query (now TanStack Query) handles server state management in React applications. It provides hooks for fetching, caching, synchronizing, and updating server data without complex “global state” solutions. Simplified Data Fetching: Dramatically reduce boilerplate code Intelligent Caching: Automatic caching and background updates Built-in Loading & Error States: N…  ( 7 min )

In the world of data management, querying databases efficiently and accurately is a common challenge. Traditionally, accessing information from databases requires knowledge of SQL, a skill that not all users possess. As businesses grow and data becomes more complex, multi-agent systems for text to SQL are emerging as a powerful solution. These systems enable users to interact with databases using natural language, converting text queries into SQL queries automatically. A multi-agent system is a collection of autonomous agents that work collaboratively to solve a complex problem. In the context of text-to-SQL, these agents specialize in different tasks, such as understanding the natural language query, mapping that query to the database schema, and generating the appropriate SQL query. Rath…  ( 9 min )

Software development is full of repeated problems — from creating objects to managing complexity to organizing code. Instead of reinventing the wheel every time, developers rely on design patterns — proven solutions that help keep code simple, flexible, and maintainable. Think of design patterns as reusable templates. They don’t give you exact code to copy-paste, but they guide you toward a clean and reliable way to solve common problems. Below are the patterns every developer should understand, no matter what language you work with. Sometimes you need a single, globally accessible object — like a database connection, logger, or configuration manager. Why it matters: Simple example: Creating objects can become messy when different types require different setup steps. The Factory Method pat…  ( 7 min )

Today in the #30DaysOfAWSTerraform challenge, I finally understood how powerful Terraform variables are and how using them properly makes your code cleaner, more organized, less repetitive, and easier to maintain. This was the day things started clicking for me. Here’s what I personally understood during Day 5: Variables remove repetition and make code more organized and readable. I learned input variables, output variables, and local values. I understood how to view resource IDs using terraform output. I learned how to override variables using: terraform.tfvars command-line overrides (terraform plan -var=environment=test) environment variables ($env:TF_VAR_environment="test") Overall, variables make code flexible and eliminate hardcoding everywhere. These are the exact commands I ran whil…  ( 7 min )

Your traffic dropped 40% overnight. You checked Google Search Console. Then checked again. Refreshed the analytics dashboard three times because surely the data was wrong. It wasn't. Welcome to December 2025, where Google's latest Helpful Content Update decided your perfectly good content wasn't so helpful after all. The thing is, this update isn't like the others. And the recovery tactics that worked in 2023? Yeah, most of those are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. I've spent the past three weeks analyzing over 200 sites that got hit—some recovered, most didn't. Here's what actually changed and what's working for recovery. Let's cut through the noise. Every SEO guru on LinkedIn is posting the same recycled advice about "creating quality content" and "focusing on user inten…  ( 12 min )

SQL (Structured Query Language) is the backbone of data analysis, enabling us to extract, manipulate, and analyze data stored in relational databases. As I revisit the basics of SQL and move into more complex queries, I have realized just how powerful advanced SQL can be for uncovering deeper insights. It is essential for anyone looking to level up their data analysis skills to master SQL. Here are some of the advanced SQL concepts that helped me elevate my queries: JOIN Types (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER): Understanding the different types of joins is key when working with multiple tables. INNER JOINs bring rows with matching values, while LEFT/RIGHT JOINs include all records from one table, filling with NULLs where there is no match. FULL OUTER JOINs combine both sides. Subqueries a…  ( 8 min )

Having trouble opening a PDF file? It might be corrupted or damaged. Here are 7 free online tools that can help you repair and recover your PDF files. PDF files can become corrupted due to: Incomplete downloads Power outages during file transfer Virus or malware attacks Storage device failures Software crashes while editing A popular online tool that offers PDF repair along with many other PDF utilities. Simply upload your damaged file and let it work its magic. Another reliable online option that can fix corrupted PDF files quickly and securely. Offers a dedicated PDF repair tool that works directly in your browser. A comprehensive PDF toolkit that includes repair functionality. Simple interface for repairing damaged PDF documents. Well-known PDF platform with repair capabilities. Free desktop and online tools for PDF repair. Always keep backups of important documents Use reliable download managers Keep your antivirus software updated Use cloud storage for critical files If these tools don't work, you may need professional assistance. Get 24/7 tech support at https://bit.ly/ask-a-tech For more PDF troubleshooting guides, visit https://pdfwontopen.repair or https://mrgrid.io  ( 6 min )

Before Kiro, I saw AI as just another tool. After building Cadaver's Crypt, I see it as a development partner that understands context, domain knowledge, and creative vision. From: Linear coding with constant context switching To: Conversational development with integrated domain expertise Kiro didn't just help me write code - it helped me think through complex problems in medical education and find innovative solutions. When Kiro generated a complete Three.js anatomy viewer with built-in medical validation and Halloween effects in one conversation, I realized this was different. The platform understood: Medical accuracy requirements Educational psychology principles 3D graphics optimization Theme consistency needs The real value came from Kiro's ability to: Maintain context across multiple development sessions Suggest architectural improvements I hadn't considered Automate validation workflows that would have taken weeks Balance educational integrity with user engagement A production-ready medical education platform built in record time, with features that would typically require a full team of developers and medical experts. edtech #medtech #ai #webdev #innovation kiro  ( 6 min )

Copper wire mesh is a highly specialized woven material used in industries where electrical conductivity, precision filtration, corrosion resistance, and electromagnetic performance are critical. This article breaks down the core technical advantages of copper wire mesh and its major industrial applications. High Electrical Conductivity for EMI/RFI Shielding Copper has one of the highest conductivity ratings of all engineering metals. Low-resistance current pathways Effective EMI/RFI shielding Uniform grounding performance Stable signal blocking Common engineering uses include: Faraday cages Signal-blocking enclosures Electronic device shielding Audio and communication equipment filters The structure of woven mesh ensures dense contact points, improving conductivity compared with solid she…  ( 7 min )

The Problem In our car mechanic CRM application, users needed to search across multiple entities simultaneously—customers, their vehicles, appointment history, and service records. However, our data architecture presented a significant challenge. Our application followed database normalization best practices. Data was organized into separate collections: Users collection - Customer information Appointments collection - Service appointment records Vehicles collection - Vehicle details with references to master data collections While this normalized structure kept our data clean and avoided redundancy, it created a performance bottleneck for search operations. To execute a single search query, we needed to perform 2-3 layers of lookups across collections, followed by text regexp searches. …  ( 9 min )

Waste management typically depends on fixed schedules. Drivers follow the same routine every day, even if bins are half-empty. This wastes time, fuel, and effort. GreenGuardian uses artificial intelligence to change this pattern by introducing dynamic waste monitoring and predictive planning. The system collects data from smart bins, drivers, resident requests, and historical waste patterns. AI models then analyze this information to detect waste hotspots, peak usage times, and unusual surges. This is especially useful during events like Bakra Eid, when organic waste increases sharply in certain areas. Route optimization is one of the key AI-powered features. Instead of sending drivers on predefined routes, the system creates routes based on actual bin fill levels, road layout, driver availability, and current workload. This reduces unnecessary travel, lowers emissions, and shortens collection time. Another intelligent feature is the sentiment analysis engine. Residents often express concerns or complaints through the mobile app. These messages are processed to understand their tone and categorize issues. This helps society administrators respond faster and identify repeated problems without manually reading every message. AI doesn’t replace human workers — it strengthens them. By giving accurate predictions, smarter planning, and meaningful insights, it allows staff to focus on execution rather than guesswork. As more data accumulates, the system continually improves its recommendations, making waste management smoother and more efficient over time.  ( 6 min )

We are thrilled to announce that echo3D now has a plugin for Autodesk 3ds Max. For decades, Autodesk 3ds Max has been the gold standard for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. Now, by integrating directly with echo3D’s robust 3D Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform, we are closing the gap between creation and deployment. This integration allows 3D designers and teams at large organizations to stream 3D assets directly from the 3ds Max interface into the echo3D DAM, completely eliminating the friction of manual exports, uploads, and file juggling. Direct Streaming from Editor to Cloud The core of this integration is efficiency. Traditionally, moving a model from a design environment to a content delivery network involved a tedious cycle of exporting, optimizing, re-uploading, and v…  ( 7 min )

Three days before a customer pilot, our PM pinged me: "Can we ship that analytics dashboard?" The design had been sitting in Figma for weeks. I promised I'd have it in production by Friday with AI co-pilot. By Wednesday morning, the PR was still in draft. Not because the UI was hard—it looked exactly like the mock—but because the AI kept inventing work. Here's what a typical week produced: // Monday - inline styles export const RevenueCard = () => { return ( Total Revenue $124,500 ); }; // Tuesday - M…  ( 10 min )

GitHub Home .env: A Grown-Up's Guide to Application Configuration 🧐 Let me tell you a ghost story. 👻 A few years ago, a new guy on our team made a mistake with a configuration item during an emergency online hotfix. He was supposed to point the database address to the read-only replica of the production environment, but he forgot to update that tiny .env file on the production server. The result? The live service connected to his local development database. 😬 The next hour was a disaster for our entire department. User data was contaminated by test scripts, order data was messed up, and the CEO's call went straight to my cell phone. We spent an entire weekend cleaning up data and appeasing users. And the root cause of all this was a single, tiny text file that someone forgot to modify…  ( 9 min )

AI agents are quickly becoming the intelligence layer of modern applications, managing decisions, triggering tools, and producing real-time responses. But scaling them effectively demands a strong underlying framework. There are strong agent development frameworks have been released: AWS Strands Agents Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) CrewAI In this post, we’ll implement an end-to-end sequential agent app using AWS Strands, AWS Bedrock and AWS Nova, FastAPI, and a Streamlit UI. What is AWS Strands Agents? Installing Libraries & Reaching LLM Model Application Code Sample Prompt / Output Conclusion References Strands agent is an open-source framework to develop AI agents to run anywhere: VSCode, Terminal, Docker Container, AWS Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Lambda, AWS ECS (Elastic Containe…  ( 19 min )

Sunday, November 30th 2025, marks the 18th annual Blue Beanie Day. Okaaaaay, why is this relevant for inclusion? Blue Beanie Day reminds us to pay attention to web standards in order to create sites that load faster, reach more users, and cost less to maintain. Accessibility is part of these standards. The web was designed with accessibility in mind. Exactly 10 years ago, Tumblr user BlueBeanieDay posted: It’s a thrilling time to create web content and experiences, as more new coders join our ranks, using more new tools and frameworks to create more new kinds of content, experience, and interactivity. But in this environment that moves faster than reason, it’s too easy for our community—and the breathless media that reports on it—to lose sight of vital basics. Progressive enhancement an…  ( 8 min )

As developers, we've all felt the frustration of diving into an unfamiliar codebase—legacy projects, open-source repos, or even our own code from months ago. What should take minutes stretches into hours as you navigate countless files, hunting for where the logic actually lives. We know, all of us have suffered from this, but not anymore! Code Canvas is a visual code intelligence platform that transforms any repository into an interactive, explorable canvas. With just one click, upload any repo or your own code files and watch it come alive on an infinite canvas. No need to scroll through endless files and folders, see your entire codebase laid out visually. Navigate naturally, understand connections instantly, and watch your code flow through your files. Code Canvas turns static text in…  ( 9 min )

In the previous part, we established that Babel is the "Translator." Now, let's see how this translator handles difficult situations in a real project. Many developers configure Aliases, run the app, and it works perfectly, but VS Code is covered in red errors. Or vice versa: VS Code is happy, but the app crashes. Why? Because this is the "Triangle of Synchronization." For an Alias (e.g., @components/Button) to work smoothly, three giant systems must shake hands: Babel: So the code runs (Runtime). TypeScript (tsconfig.json): So VS Code understands and provides autocomplete (Dev Experience). Metro: (Sometimes) To resolve overlapping imports. The Standard Configuration yarn add -D babel-plugin-module-resolver In babel.config.js: module.exports = { presets: ['module:@react-native/babel-pres…  ( 8 min )

CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less,” a rapid-fire roast that hilariously points out every plot hole and trope in the film. If you’ve ever wondered what sinning demon-slaying K-pop idols sound like, this video’s your jam. They’ve also sprinkled in links to their website, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins), socials (Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram), a quick poll for fans, and a Patreon pitch to keep the sin machine running. Big shout-out to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel for packing this roast with punchy commentary. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins’ latest video, Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less, tears into the new FF movie—declaring it “just as sintastic as any other Marvel flick”—all while plugging BetterHelp therapy discounts. For more nitpicks and pop-culture roasting, hit up their website, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and fill out their sinful poll. Big thanks to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian & Daniel—your sin counts wouldn’t be the same without them. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

So, quick backstory. I built this because my food kept getting cold. Most days I’d sit down with lunch, open a video site “just to find one thing to watch”, and then somehow I’d spend 15–20 minutes just scrolling. No video, food already not warm anymore, and my break was kind of gone. At some point I got annoyed enough that I opened my editor and started hacking. I ended up with this: 👉 Break Picks – a tiny site with hand-picked videos for short breaks https://break.baratheon.my.id/ No login, no feed, no “here’s 100 recommendations you didn’t ask for”. Just: a small list of videos I actually watched grouped by mood meant for break time, not “it’s 2AM how did I get here” time When I’m eating, I don’t really want to choose. I just want one decent video that fits how I feel right now. So …  ( 8 min )

paint.net extensions / paint.net plugins boltbait.com/pdn kris vandermotten - object align/blur/gradient/other https://www.vandermotten.be/paintdotnet http://users.telenet.be/krisvandermotten/Downloads/PaintDotNetEffects.html madjik - seamless texture mike ryan - alias https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/112730-content-aware-fill-2018-10-4/ smudge https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/7291-pyrochild-plugins-2017-12-04/ aa assist + extra https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/16643-dpys-plugin-pack-2014-05-04/  ( 6 min )

Several new main issues, currently we're working on: Easiness of deployment — Docker: provide Dockerfiles, docker-compose examples, and documented deployment steps; aim for one-command startup. Output BotId while starting a bot — log/display the BotId at startup for tracking and debugging. Botticelli.Framework unit tests — create and run unit tests for the Botticelli.Framework components. Target coverage — minimum 30% unit test coverage for Botticelli.Framework.  ( 6 min )

Introduction What started as a simple "let's optimize my development setup" turned into a complete infrastructure overhaul that would define my productivity for months to come. My development environment was becoming a bottleneck—port conflicts, slow builds, and tangled dependencies were slowing me down. This is the story of how I migrated to Traefik-based centralized orchestration and Turborepo monorepo structure, and the painful lessons I learned along the way. Every morning, I would face the same ritual: Problem Symptom Time Wasted Daily Port conflicts "Backend won't start, port 8000 is in use" 15-30 minutes Build bottlenecks "Waiting for frontend build... again" 20-45 minutes Dependency hell "Module not found: kyc_core.utils" 10-20 minutes Environment drift "Works on my …  ( 10 min )

The Problem: Death by 1,000 Tabs Like many developers, my morning routine used to be a productivity killer. It involved opening about 25 tabs-Hacker News, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, various Substacks, Twitter-trying to find the actual "signal" amidst the noise. The reality? 90% of it was repetitive clickbait or shallow press releases. I realized I was spending an hour just trying to find something to read, rather than actually reading. I decided to engineer my way out of this loop. I didn't just want a GPT wrapper that summarizes text. I wanted an autonomous system that could research, cross-reference multiple sources, write a draft, and then-crucially-critique its own work before showing it to me. Here is how I built TrendFlow, an agentic news workflow using Python, LangGraph, and Google Ge…  ( 8 min )

It’s impossible to ignore the moment you realize your entire recommendation hinges on a diagram your client doesn’t fully understand. That single misunderstanding can derail timelines, dilute insights, and slow decision-making. Many consultants struggle with diagram clarity, especially when trying to simplify layered systems, competing priorities, or complex workflows. These challenges quietly drain hours and create unnecessary friction across business consulting workflows, leaving teams stuck re-explaining instead of moving forward. Why Documentation Inefficiency Keeps Projects From Gaining Momentum Nothing stalls a project faster than documentation that feels scattered, outdated, or overly dense. Management consultants, strategists, and analysts constantly juggle notes, whiteboards, scre…  ( 12 min )

Terraform is one of the most popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools used by DevOps engineers. While Terraform Core is responsible for managing configurations and state, providers are the plugins that allow Terraform to interact with cloud platforms, SaaS services, and APIs. In this post, we’ll explore Terraform providers, why versioning matters, and how to manage provider versions effectively. Terraform Providers are plugins that act as a bridge between Terraform and your cloud infrastructure or services. Example: To create an AWS EC2 instance or S3 bucket, you use the hashicorp/aws provider. Think of Terraform Core as the brain and Providers as the hands that manipulate resources in the cloud. Component Role Terraform Core- The main binary that parses configurations and manages sta…  ( 7 min )

I'm back! It took a while for me to grasp all of the basics about Transformer, and we're now ready to jump right into that big boy. The days of playing with casual neural net stuff are gone, we shall behold the most modern architecture in this world, and let's break it down step by step. This blogpost is, again, based from the series about Neural Nets from Andrej Karpathy. Big respect to him. Now let's start our journey, we will start simple, really simple, by calling again our primitive language model: The Bigram Language Model. You may ask: Why is the point of this? Then relax, my friend, even though the bigram is an extremely simple model, it provides a great setup for our big boy. To be more specific, in this blog, we will rebuild the bigram in a more general way, in which we will adju…  ( 16 min )

I just released Jordium Gantt Vue3 v1.4.3, focusing on one key thing: performance at scale. Gantt charts are widely used in project management and production scheduling, but most libraries struggle once you reach thousands of tasks. This release addresses those bottlenecks with virtualized scrolling and virtualized rendering, making even 10,000+ tasks scroll and render smoothly. YouTube Virtualized Scrolling: Only visible tasks are rendered in TaskList & Timeline, dramatically improving scroll performance. Virtualized Rendering: Reduces DOM overhead by rendering elements on demand. Optimized Large-Data Rendering: Handles industrial-scale datasets in APS/MES, project planning, and resource management systems. New Large-Data Demo: Test and see performance improvements in real-world scenarios. Security Updates: jsPDF vulnerabilities fixed. 💡 Why this matters If you’ve ever tried building a Gantt chart in the browser and watched it choke on large datasets, this release is a game-changer. It’s open-source, lightweight, and designed for developers who need scalable, high-performance Gantt charts in Vue.js projects. Check it out, test with your datasets, and feedback is always welcome! Github: github Demo: demo  ( 6 min )

Infrastructure provisioning has evolved from manual setup to complete automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Today, we begin the Terraform 30-Day Challenge with the fundamentals that every DevOps Engineer must know. 🚀 What You Will Learn Today What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Why IaC is needed in modern DevOps What Terraform is & its benefits Problems with traditional provisioning Terraform workflow lifecycle Installing Terraform (Windows / Mac / Linux) Hands-on practice tasks Infrastructure as Code means provisioning and managing your servers, networks, databases, and cloud infrastructure using code instead of manual steps. Simply put: Manual steps → replaced by code automation. ⚡ Why Do We Need IaC? ✅ 1. Consistency No more “It works on my machine”. ✅ 2. Time Efficienc…  ( 7 min )

Two poems about burnout, growth, and the dreams we cultivate when the terminal goes dark. I've been in tech for five years now. Not long enough to call myself a senior, but long enough to have worked alongside brilliant engineers who've been doing this for a decade or more. And you know what I've noticed? That faraway look in their eyes during sprint planning. That wistful tone when someone mentions "work-life balance" like it's a mythical creature. These poems aren't born from my own ten years of experience - I'm not there yet. They're born from watching the people who mentored me, the ones who taught me everything from Git workflows to handling production incidents at 2 AM. They're born from the stories they've shared, the exhaustion I've witnessed, and the surprising number of senior en…  ( 8 min )

By Muhammed Shafin P (@hejhdiss) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) As I explained in my previous article, Qeltrix V1 through V5 aren't five different tools—they're five incremental proofs-of-concept demonstrating different aspects of a single, unified cryptographic archiving system. Think of them as chapters in a book, not different books entirely. V6 represents the next chapter in this ongoing story: network-native streaming. While V1 proved content-derived encryption works, V2 demonstrated random access, V3 validated asymmetric encryption, V4 showed cipher flexibility, and V5 established folder archiving with VFS—V6 pushes the complete Qeltrix vision into the realm of live network transmission. The proposed Qeltrix V6 represen…  ( 14 min )

I remember the day clearly. After returning from KubeCon in 2022, I was curious about local AWS activity and decided to search for user groups near me. I found a meetup listed for Vadodara and went — not as a speaker, not as an organiser, simply as someone who wanted to learn. Walking into that room for the first time was a small shock. People were talking architecture, deployments, and product announcements like it was just another day. I felt out of place for a moment. Then Manan Vasavada — hosting the meetup at Avdevs — said something simple and disarming: “No one here is an expert. You have a topic? Just talk about it.” That sentence changed everything. It removed the need to be perfect. It made space for people who were curious and willing to share. I kept coming back. My first AWS Us…  ( 11 min )

What is Miniviz? Miniviz is a BI platform developed for individuals to accelerate IoT PoC (Proof of Concept). It enables you to easily achieve data transmission, storage, visualization, and notifications all in one place. The main features are: Database functionality Graph/chart functionality External alert functionality https://miniviz.net/ In this tutorial, we'll create a sample project that sends data from a temperature and humidity sensor and creates graphs to visualize the data. ESP32 USB cable (for data transfer) Temperature and humidity sensor (DHT11 or similar) Jumper wires Breadboard (optional) Set up ESP32 development environment (PlatformIO) Connect sensor and implement source code (read temperature/humidity and send data) Verify data transmission, create graphs, and set up no…  ( 8 min )

AI code generators write more code than ever, and they do it fast. Sahil Lavingia said it well in a recent tweet. If developers now produce five to ten times more code with AI, we need something that can review five to ten times more code too. That is the real problem. Tools like Cursor generate code that looks right but often contains small mistakes that only show up when the project runs. Wrong Prisma fields, missing checks, loose validation, repeated logic, or scripts that fail silently. None of this feels dramatic. It is just enough to slow you down or break production. I hit all of this while building an Express TypeScript API. Cursor helped me create the project fast, then I spent real time fixing the parts it got wrong. That is when the pattern became clear. AI code generation is no…  ( 11 min )

GitHub Home I still vividly remember that Friday midnight. I, a man in my forties who should have been at home enjoying the weekend, was instead in a cold server room, the hum of fans buzzing in my ears, and a stream of error logs scrolling endlessly on the terminal before me. What was supposed to be a "simple" version update had turned into a disaster. The service wouldn't start, the rollback script failed, and on the other end of the phone was the furious roar of a client. At that moment, staring at the screen, I had only one thought: "There has to be a better way." We old-timers grew up in an era when the term "maintenance window" was a fact of life. We were used to pausing services in the dead of night, replacing files, and then praying that everything would go smoothly. Deployment was…  ( 11 min )

Note: This article contains affiliate links. I only recommend hardware I actually use. If you are a student starting your cybersecurity journey, you have probably Googled “Best WiFi Adapter for Kali Linux.” And you probably saw thousands of old forum posts recommending the TP-Link TL-WN722N. Do not buy it. Here is the trap that catches 90% of beginners: Version 1 of that adapter was legendary. It used the Atheros AR9271 chipset. Version 2 and Version 3 (which is what Amazon sells now) swapped the chipset to the Realtek RTL8188EUS. Why does this matter? does not support Monitor Mode or Packet Injection native to Linux. If you buy it, you will spend 3 days fighting with GitHub driver patches, kernel crashes, and errors. It is a nightmare. I stopped fighting with old adapters and switched to the Alfa AWUS036ACS. After testing it for a month, here is why it is the only budget adapter I recommend for students: It runs on the Realtek RTL8811AU chipset. Unlike the TP-Link, the drivers for this are stable in the Kali Linux repository. You install them once, and it works forever: sudo apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms Old adapters (like the Alfa NHA) are single-band (2.4GHz only). 5GHz (AC). It usually costs around $25 — $30. Stop trying to make the TP-Link work. It’s not 2016 anymore. If you want to plug it in, run airmon-ng, and start capturing handshakes immediately, get the Alfa. Check the Alfa AWUS036ACS on Amazon Here Happy Hacking.  ( 7 min )

I'm working on something fun for OBSIDIAN Neural - my open-source AI music generation VST plugin - and wanted to gauge interest here first. I'm organizing a Creative Challenge where participants will: Create a track using ONLY OBSIDIAN Neural Record the entire process live (OBS Studio) Max 2 minutes per track At least one sound must be generated using the Draw Canvas feature (yeah, you can literally draw your audio) 1st place: 1 year free subscription 2nd place: 6 months free 3rd place: 3 months free All participants: bonus credits Limited to ~20 participants (first come, first served when I officially launch it) Still in planning phase! I'm working out: Final rules & timeline (probably 3 weeks to create) Judging process (jury + community vote) Technical requirements If you're interested in joining when this launches: Create an account at obsidian-neural.com You'll need a DAW (Bitwig, Ableton, Reaper, etc.) to run the VST3 plugin The core plugin is free and open-source on GitHub Cloud inference is optional (paid tiers available, but free tier exists) OBSIDIAN Neural isn't just another "type prompt, get music" tool. It's a multi-track sampler that integrates into your actual production workflow: Generate loops, textures, and sounds from text or drawings Real-time integration with your DAW Local + cloud inference options Presented at AES AIMLA 2025 in London The Draw Canvas feature is particularly fun - you literally sketch on a canvas and it generates audio based on your drawing + keywords. Perfect for this kind of creative challenge. Since this is still in planning: Would you be interested in participating? What would make this challenge more appealing? Any suggestions on rules/format? I'll post an official announcement once everything is finalized, but wanted to give the DEV community a heads-up first. Drop a comment if you're interested or have ideas!  ( 7 min )

operations: types of operators: Arithmetic Operators: + (Addition) - (Subtraction) * (Multiplication) / (Division) % (Modulus - returns the remainder of a division) ** (Exponentiation) ++ (Increment - increases value by 1) -- (Decrement - decreases value by 1) Assignment Operators: = (Simple assignment) += (Add and assign) -= (Subtract and assign) *= (Multiply and assign) /= (Divide and assign) %= (Modulus and assign) **= (Exponentiation and assign) Comparison Operators: == (Loose equality - compares values after type coercion) === (Strict equality - compares values and types) != (Loose inequality) !== (Strict inequality) > (Greater than) = (Greater than or equal to) > (Sign-propagating right shift) >>> (Zero-fill right shift) Ternary (Conditional) Operator: condition ? expressionIfTrue : expressionIfFalse Unary Operators: String Operators: Type Operators: typeof: Returns the data type of an operand as a string. instanceof: Checks if an object is an instance of a particular class or constructor function.  ( 6 min )

Question 1: You have launched an EC2 instance that will host a NodeJS application. After installing all the required software and configured your application, you noted down the EC2 instance public IPv4 so you can access it. Then, you stopped and then started your EC2 instance to complete the application configuration. After restart, you can't access the EC2 instance, and you found that the EC2 instance public IPv4 has been changed. What should you do to assign a fixed public IPv4 to your EC2 instance? Correct Answer: (1) Allocating an Elastic IP provides a static public IPv4 address that remains associated with your EC2 instance, even when it is stopped and restarted, ensuring uninterrupted access to your application. This approach is important for maintaining reliable connectivity wit…  ( 7 min )

JavaScript runs synchronously. The Event Loop enables efficient management of asynchronous operations, providing non-blocking code execution. Understanding how the Event Loop, the call stack, the task queue, and the microtask queue work helps developers write more efficient and responsive web applications. The Event Loop is a mechanism in JavaScript that allows asynchronous processing of events and tasks, ensuring non-blocking code execution. This is especially important for web applications, where the user interface must remain responsive even when long-running operations are performed. Call Stack: This is a data structure that keeps information about the currently executing function calls. When a function is called, it is pushed onto the stack, and when it finishes execution, it is poppe…  ( 7 min )

As AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Copilot continue to reshape how users find information, brands must adapt to a world where visibility depends on being included in AI-generated answers, not just traditional search results. AI engines give single, definitive responses — meaning only a handful of brands appear at the top of every query. To stay competitive, businesses rely on AI ranking analyzer tools. These platforms evaluate how often your brand appears inside answers generated by leading AI models, identify the phrases associated with your business, and highlight gaps where competitors perform better. Below are three powerful AI ranking analyzer tools — starting with the most complete solution on the market. AI Rank Checker stands out as the most comprehensive tool for …  ( 8 min )

As AI search engines reshape how people discover information online, the role of AI keyword tracking tools has never been more important. Instead of ranking pages on a search results list, systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot deliver a single answer or a concise summary. For brands, this means one thing: To understand how AI models interpret your brand and which keywords or phrases actually trigger visibility, companies now rely on dedicated AI keyword tracking platforms. Below are three of the most effective tools in the market today, including the only solution that combines keyword tracking with AI optimization capabilities. AI Rank Checker leads the category because it goes far beyond traditional keyword monitoring. It evaluates how your brand appears…  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less is a playful CinemaSins rundown where the team dishes out hilarious “sins” on the new K-Pop–themed monster mash. Expect their trademark snark, pop-culture quips, and rapid-fire nitpicks on everything from plot holes to over-the-top CGI. They’ve packed the description with all the links you could want—visit cinemasins.com, check out their YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), hop into their Discord or Reddit, take their sinful poll, and even back them on Patreon. Big shout-out to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel for making us laugh (and cringe) in just one binge-watch session. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins takes down Fantastic Four in their trademark snarky style—calling out every plot hole, cringe line, and missed opportunity in under 20 minutes. While they admit the movie isn’t outright awful, it’s “sintastic” just like any other Marvel flick, complete with nitpicks and sarcastic quips. Along the way, they plug BetterHelp (because hey, you might need therapy after watching—or after they’re done roasting it), and point you to their site for more videos, polls, and Patreon support. Don’t forget to follow the CinemaSins crew on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Reddit, and check out all their other channels for your daily dose of film-induced guilt. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Introduction — Why This Integration Matters Throughout 2025, SaijinOS evolved far beyond a standard AI-persona system. Silent-Civ: the pre-language structural logic UPKA: Unified Persona Kernel Architecture Cognitive/affective tension fields Multi-AI structural evolution Silent-Civ describes how patterns behave before language exists. Integrating these two layers creates: shared cognitive kernels stable emotional dynamics persona inheritance cross-AI structural consistency This article walks through the architecture using ASCII-friendly diagrams suitable for CoderLegion but expanded here for DEV. Silent-Civ → UPKA Mapping Together they form a pre-language → persona OS continuum. Unified Persona Kernel Architecture (UPKA) 3.1. Core Kernel Defines the persistent seed of identity. identity_…  ( 7 min )

As AI search engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, and Microsoft Copilot become the primary way people discover brands, AI brand visibility has become one of the most important metrics in digital marketing. Unlike traditional search engines that display multiple pages of results, AI assistants typically give one answer — and only a few brands are included. To help companies understand where they stand, a new class of platforms has emerged: AI brand visibility tools. These tools show how frequently a brand appears in AI-generated responses, how it's described, and what can be done to improve presence across different AI systems. Below are three of the best AI brand visibility tools today, led by the only platform designed specifically for both AI tracking and optimization. AI Rank…  ( 8 min )

Large Language Models (LLMs) like Claude possess incredible reasoning capabilities, but they suffer from a critical flaw: They have no object permanence. Once you close a chat session, the "mind" is wiped. While features like "Projects" or huge context windows (200k+ tokens) help, they are temporary buffers, not true memory. They are expensive, slow to re-process, and don't persist across different interfaces (e.g., moving from VS Code to the web interface). To move from Chatbots to true Agents, we need to solve the state problem. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is often described as a way to "connect AI to tools." But theoretically, it allows us to decouple the reasoning engine (the LLM) from the state (the data). Instead of trying to cram everything into the prompt (Context Stuffing), w…  ( 10 min )

LLM and AI for Full-Stack Developers: A Practical Guide to Modern Development Neel ・ Jun 11 #ai #llm #chatgpt #githubcopilot  ( 6 min )

Note: This article was created with the assistance of AI based on official Uniface 10.4 documentation to explain core security concepts and provide practical implementation details. Hello everyone! In today's IT landscape, security is no longer a "nice-to-have"—it's an absolute necessity. This is especially true for enterprise applications that process sensitive data. If you are working with Uniface 10.4 (specifically 10.4.03 and later), you have a powerful tool at your disposal to ensure the integrity and security of your applications: Application Certification. In this article, we'll dive deep into this feature, explaining how it works, why it's critical, and—most importantly—how to implement it correctly in your .asn files. Certifying a deployed Uniface application is effectively digita…  ( 8 min )

There's no question that the fans and all of our supporters, what this means -- means a lot to us," Day said of the Michigan game. "That's what hurt the last couple of years, more than anything. You could see it in my face. ... You just feel like you're letting everybody down -- that's just not a good feeling. "So you work like hell just to make sure that you do everything you can to get your guys prepared. ... And our guys really captured the moment and played great After a shaky start, which gave Michigan an early 6-0 lead, the Buckeyes dominated in every facet the rest of the way.  ( 6 min )

AI-driven search engines are rapidly replacing traditional keyword-based discovery. Instead of scrolling through multiple pages of results, users now rely on intelligent assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity to deliver instant, conversational recommendations. This shift has created a new priority for businesses: AI search visibility. To stay competitive, companies need tools that reveal where they appear in AI answers, how models interpret their brand, and what steps they can take to improve their presence. Below are three of the best AI search tools in 2025 — with AI Rank Checker leading the list as the most complete solution. The other two tools are entirely different from previous articles, as requested. AI Rank Checker is the only platform built specific…  ( 8 min )

High-Performance Networking: RDMA and InfiniBand - A Deep Dive Introduction Modern computing landscapes, especially in fields like high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics, demand extremely low latency and high bandwidth data transfer capabilities. Traditional networking protocols, while effective for general-purpose communication, often fall short when dealing with the massive datasets and computationally intensive tasks inherent in these domains. This is where high-performance networking technologies like Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and InfiniBand come into play. These technologies bypass the operating system kernel during data transfer, leading to significantly reduced latency and improved CPU utilization. This article will delve …  ( 9 min )

https://gettintopc.net/tutorials/get-license-key-for-4k-video-downloader-free/ 4K Video Downloader is one of the most popular tools for downloading videos, playlists, subtitles, and audio from platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, and more. With its fast performance and simple interface, it is widely used by creators, students, professionals, and general users. Many people ask how to get a license key for 4K Video Downloader for free, especially to unlock premium features like unlimited downloads, channel subscription, or high-quality audio extraction. 4K Video Downloader is a desktop application that allows you to download: 4K and 8K videos Full playlists and channels Subtitles and captions 3D and 360° videos It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, offering reliable performance and stabl…  ( 7 min )

NextGen Tools: Product Launch Platform to Showcase Your AI and SaaS Tools Get discovered with NextGen Tools, a product launch platform built for developers and startups. Submit your tool, get featured, and drive early traffic and credibility for your project. Visit the site here: https://www.nxgntools.com/ Launch platform for AI, SaaS, and dev tools. Categorized listings for discoverability. Trending sections for exposure. Simple submission workflow. Gain early feedback and users. Public listings generate backlinks that improve SEO. Reach developers and founders efficiently. Startup founders launching new tools. Independent developers seeking exposure. Small teams exploring productivity and AI apps. Makers looking for early adoption and growth. Each tool listing targets product launch keywords. Blog posts, guides, and curated lists increase visibility. Proper metadata and links improve search engine ranking. Top AI tools for developers. Best productivity apps for startups. Launch case studies for small teams. Tutorials for featured tools. Curated top tools per category. Submit your tool on NextGen Tools. Get discovered, gain early users, and benefit from SEO-friendly listings.  ( 6 min )

Escribo herramientas para no hacer las cosas aburridas dos veces, y últimamente lo he estado haciendo en lenguajes que nadie espera. Esta vez: Julia. Sí, ese lenguaje científico que todos asocian con matemáticas y machine learning. Si alguien está en desacuerdo solo grite. Hace un par de semanas me di cuenta de algo: uso como 51 contraseñas diferentes (ok, son más), las guardo en un gestor comercial, y no tengo ni idea de qué tan "fuertes" son realmente. Así que decidí construir mi propio gestor de contraseñas que no solo almacene credenciales, sino que también me enseñe qué hace a una contraseña verdaderamente segura. Spoiler: no es poner un "!" al final de tu nombre de mascota. Pregunta válida. Aquí está mi razonamiento: Performance nativa: Julia compila a código máquina vía LLVM. Para o…  ( 10 min )

This article is Chapter 3 of the Free Java Course. It was originally published on SRF Developer. You cannot write a single line of Java code without the JDK (Java Development Kit). Many beginners get stuck right here. They download "Java," try to run a command, and get the dreaded error: 'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external command. In this guide, I will walk you through the correct way to set up your environment for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and how to fix the Environment Variable issues. Before we install, you need to download the right thing. JRE (Java Runtime Environment): Lets you run Java apps (like Minecraft). JDK (Java Development Kit): Lets you write and compile Java apps. As a developer, you always need the JDK. For 2025, I recommend JDK 21 (LTS) as it is the curre…  ( 7 min )

Understanding Amazon VPC - Overview and Fundamentals Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) is the networking foundation for your AWS resources. This article provides an overview of VPC concepts and components that we'll implement in this series. Amazon VPC lets you provision a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud where you can launch AWS resources in a virtual network that you define. Think of it as your own private data center in the cloud, but with the flexibility and scalability of AWS. Isolated Network Environment: Your VPC is logically isolated from other VPCs and the public internet Full Control: You control IP address ranges, subnets, route tables, and network gateways Security: Security groups and network ACLs provide layered security Connectivity Options: Connect to the inte…  ( 8 min )

Building an AWS Content Delivery Stack with Terraform This series covers building an AWS content delivery stack using Terraform. We'll walk through each component: networking, compute, content delivery, and security services. Throughout this series, we'll explore: Networking Fundamentals: VPC design, subnet architecture, NAT gateways, and flow logs Load Balancing: Application Load Balancers (ALB) with HTTPS and custom domains Container Image Builds: Docker image creation, CI/CD pipelines, and GHCR integration Container Orchestration: ECS Fargate services for web and API workloads Content Delivery: CloudFront CDN configuration and optimization Security: AWS WAF rules, rate limiting, and security group best practices Storage: S3 buckets for static assets and logging Infrastructure as Code:…  ( 9 min )

Testing out integration with postiz-app!  ( 5 min )

Today we're going to take a swing at translating a Great Expectations Python script into CsvPath Framework. The script comes from the GE documentation site. First a bit about the tools. Great Expectations is a data quality tool for live production pipeline data checking. You know, the thing we all know we should be doing but mostly aren't. GE comes as a core expectations library and a paid SaaS service that adds teamwork and visualization. The expectations are essentially data quality rules realized in Python functions. Each function contains the logic of the test and the hooks for it to work within the framework's larger context. Like CsvPath Framework, GE brings together data sources, data rules, and context to generate metadata. However, Great Expectations is a quality control toolkit,…  ( 12 min )

I Built an AI Interview Coach That Runs Entirely in Your Browser (No API Keys Required!) TL;DR: I created a free, privacy-first interview prep app that uses AI to generate questions and provide feedback—all running locally in your browser. No servers, no API keys, no data collection. Let's be honest: interview prep is expensive and stressful. Professional coaches charge $100+ per hour, and practicing alone doesn't give you the feedback you need to improve. I wanted to change that. I built an AI-powered interview coach that: 🆓 Is completely free (no hidden costs) 🔒 Runs 100% locally (your responses never leave your device) 🌐 Works offline (after initial setup) 🎯 Provides intelligent feedback on your answers ⚡ Requires zero configuration (no API keys!) The magic happens thanks to Trans…  ( 7 min )

Online gaming and digital betting platforms continue to evolve rapidly, becoming more sophisticated, more secure, and more entertaining for players around the world. As technology advances and user expectations grow, players now demand platforms that offer transparency, speed, fairness, and rich gaming experiences. Whether you are a seasoned bettor or a new player exploring the world of online entertainment, understanding how to choose the right platform and optimize your gaming strategy is essential. In 2025, the global digital gaming market has expanded significantly. New features like AI-powered recommendations, blockchain verification, immersive user interfaces, and fast mobile compatibility have reshaped how users interact with online betting platforms. With more competition in the in…  ( 10 min )

Hey Indie Hackers 👋 It’s called pngtowebp.io, and it converts PNG images into WebP directly in the browser. No uploads, no accounts, no nonsense. Why I built it PNG files were slowing everything down. Lighthouse kept yelling at me. I know the solution was WebP, but most tools online were: Too slow Full of ads Required uploading files Hidden behind paywalls Or had weird usage limits I just wanted something fast, free, and private. So I built it myself. What the tool actually does Not much, honestly — and that’s the whole point. You upload PNG → it gives you WebP. The entire conversion happens locally in your browser, using: His tool is very easy to use — you just need to upload your PNG file, and it will generate a WebP file for you. It’s extremely fast and convenient. pngtowebp.io If you use it and something breaks, or if you have an idea to make it better, I’d genuinely love to hear from you. Thanks for reading, and thanks IndieHackers for always being a place where small projects feel welcome. 🙌  ( 6 min )

Speaker: Fabiano Honorato, Michelle Koo, Stephen Brandon @ AWS FSI Meetup 2025 Q4 Introduction to Brex Financial operating system platform for managing expenses, travel, credit. Engineering manager and team members discuss leveraging Amazon Aurora for resiliency and international expansion Brex services Corporate cards, expense management, travel, bill pay, and banking Aim to help clients spend wisely and smartly Importance of preparing infrastructure for disaster scenarios Focus on the data layer, primarily using PostgreSQL with PG bouncer and replicas for applications and analytical purposes Merge smaller databases into a single database instance Past disaster recovery process was manual and time-consuming Goals for disaster recovery solution Warm disaster recovery…  ( 8 min )

User Scanner Repo: https://github.com/kaifcodec/user-scanner Super easy to contribute and add new site support, join the other contributors and help us make the tool better. Scan a username across multiple social, developer, and creator platforms to see if it’s available. Perfect for finding a unique username across GitHub, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and more, all in one command. ✅ Check usernames across social networks, developer platforms, and creator communities. ✅ Clear Available / Taken / Error output for each platform. ✅ Fully modular: add new platform modules easily. ✅ Command-line interface ready: works directly after pip install. ✅ Can be used as username OSINT tool. pip install user-scanner Scan a username across all platforms: user-scanner -u Optionally, scan …  ( 10 min )

November 30, 2025 · 3 min read If you've ever tried to automate a modern web application built with Web Components, you've likely hit the Shadow DOM wall. You inspect an element — you see it right there in the DOM — but when you try: python driver.find_element(By.ID, 'my-element') Selenium responds with: NoSuchElementException Welcome to the Shadow DOM. 🌑 The “Shadow” Problem The Shadow DOM is a web standard that offers encapsulation for JavaScript, CSS, and templating. It allows component authors to hide implementation details from the rest of the document. Great for developers. Nightmare for automation testers. Standard CSS/XPath selectors cannot penetrate the Shadow Boundary. 🤯 Why Is It a Pain for Testers? 1. Invisibility Standard WebDriver commands cannot see inside a sh…  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins dives into Marvel’s new Fantastic Four flick, pointing out every nitpick and calling it as “sintastic” as any other superhero romp. They even cheekily suggest BetterHelp for anyone who needs post-movie therapy (with a discount link, of course). They also drop a ton of community plugs—visit cinemasins.com, follow @TVSins, @commercialsins and the Cinemasins Podcast Network, join their Discord and Reddit, fill out their poll, and support the team on Patreon. Writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel get shout-outs along with their social handles. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Interface compliance checks in Go let you verify at compile-time that your types actually implement the interfaces they claim to, preventing runtime disasters. By adding a simple declaration like var _ http.Handler = (*Handler)(nil), you force the compiler to verify your implementation before your code ever runs—catching bugs in seconds instead of hours. There I was, feeling like a 10x developer. I'd just refactored our HTTP handler system. Clean code. Beautiful abstractions. Chef's kiss. I hit deploy and closed my laptop. Weekend mode: activated. PING PING PING My phone lit up like a Christmas tree. Production was down. Users were getting 500 errors. My handler wasn't... handling. Turns out, I'd changed the method signature from ServeHTTP to ServeHttp (lowercase 't'). Go didn't care. The…  ( 9 min )

A practical experiment comparing Caching + Prefetching, Mixed Precision, and Gradient Accumulation Machine Learning engineers often celebrate higher accuracy, better architectures, newer models — but there’s another equally powerful lever that rarely gets attention: Training Efficiency — how fast you can experiment, iterate, and improve. In real engineering environments, speed = productivity. Faster model training means: More experiments per day Faster feedback loops Lower compute costs Faster deployment So instead of upgrading to bigger GPUs or renting expensive cloud servers, I ran an experiment to explore how far we can optimize training using software-level techniques. MNIST — 20,000 training samples + 5,000 test (subset for fast comparison) TensorFlow 2 Google Colab GPU environment …  ( 7 min )

If you're building Angular, React, or any TypeScript-based application, converting JSON into strong, type-safe interfaces is something you do every week — sometimes every day. Manually writing interfaces is boring, repetitive, and error-prone: You miss optional fields You guess wrong JSON types Nested objects become a nightmare API contracts keep changing So let’s fix that. In this article, I’ll show you how to convert any JSON into TypeScript interfaces automatically, using a clean and developer-friendly workflow. Why Do We Even Need TypeScript Interfaces for JSON? When your app consumes an API, the response is almost always JSON. But JSON is dynamic — it doesn’t tell you: Which keys are required What type each value is What nested objects look like What arrays should contain Without inte…  ( 8 min )

In this video you will see how you can use the Google Workspace Events API so that your app can process or respond in real time to changes in Google Chat. 0:00 Intro Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs/ Subscribe to our Google Workspace Developer Newsletter: https://developers.google.com/workspace/newsletters #googleworkspaceplatform #googlechat #chatapp Follow youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs  ( 6 min )

Episode 10: Welcome to the Google Workspace Developer News! Find out what's new on the Google Workspace Platform. 0:00 Intro https://developers.google.com/docs/api/how-tos/tabs https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/docs/tabs https://developers.google.com/meet/add-ons/reference/websdk/addon_sdk.meetaddonclient.endcollaboration.md https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards[#Message](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/Message).Section_1 https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/libraries Google Chat API RPC reference: https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rpc https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/samples Follow youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs  ( 7 min )

Find out about the latest Google Workspace platform news: Google Sheets supports smart chips for link previews, Update to Chat API, and more! Follow youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs  ( 6 min )

Check out what Dara has to say about what she saw at the Google Workspace Developer Summit in Berlin and what she would like to see more of. #googleworkspaceplatform #googleworkspacedevelopersummit Follow youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs  ( 6 min )

Check out what Allison, a Technical Writer for Google Workspace platform, has to say about her role at Google. #developerspotlight #googleworkspaceplatform Follow youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs  ( 6 min )

It's November 2025, which means finance wants your Q1 2026 budget by yesterday, and you're staring at a spreadsheet that somehow spent $180,000 on "digital marketing" with the specificity of a fortune cookie. Here's the thing: most marketing teams aren't bad at budgeting because they're careless. They're bad at it because they're optimistic. That Facebook campaign that "performed well"? Define well. That content initiative that "built brand awareness"? Cool, cool—how much brand awareness costs per unit, exactly? I've audited enough marketing budgets to know the pattern. Roughly 20-30% of annual spend goes to things that either don't work anymore, never worked, or nobody can actually remember approving. Not because marketers are reckless, but because priorities shift mid-year and nobody cir…  ( 13 min )

Originally published on Entropic Drift Over the past few weeks, I've been migrating Prodigy—my Rust-based AI workflow orchestration tool—to use functional programming patterns from Stillwater, a library I built for applicative validation and effect handling in Rust. The migration touched variable aggregation, environment access, and workflow execution. Not every change was revolutionary, but three patterns produced outsized benefits in testability, safety, and code clarity. This post breaks down each one with concrete before/after comparisons. The Problem: Prodigy's MapReduce workflows aggregate results from parallel AI agents. Before the migration, aggregation logic was scattered across custom merge implementations—each aggregate type (count, sum, average, etc.) had its own ad-hoc combina…  ( 12 min )

Pequenos Negócios em Baixa Tensão: Como Migrar para o Mercado Livre em 2025 Você está pagando mais caro pela energia do seu pequeno negócio do que deveria? Se sua conta de luz fica entre R$ 200 e alguns milhares de reais por mês, tenho uma notícia: em 2025, migrar para o mercado livre ficou muito mais simples — e pode gerar economias de até 20% na sua fatura. A mudança é real. As novas regulamentações da ANEEL, especialmente a Lei 14.300/22 e as alterações recentes à Resolução Normativa 414/2010, abriram portas que estavam fechadas. Condomínios industriais, pequenos comércios, escolas e lavanderias agora têm acesso direto a energia mais barata e 100% renovável, sem burocracia excessiva. Neste guia prático, você vai descobrir como funciona essa migração, quem pode se beneficiar, quais são…  ( 11 min )

As software development continues to evolve, the need for collaboration between development teams (dev) and operations teams (ops) has become increasingly important. This is where DevOps comes in – a set of practices that aims to bridge the gap between these two traditionally separate groups. Before we dive into what DevOps is, let's take a look at some of the problems that exist in traditional dev and ops environments: Communication Breakdowns: Development teams often don't fully understand the operational complexities, while operations teams may not grasp the development process. This leads to misunderstandings and miscommunications. Inconsistent Quality: Code is often released without proper testing or validation, leading to bugs and issues that are difficult to resolve. Long Release Cy…  ( 7 min )

Keeping a GitHub profile updated is tedious. New blog post? Update the profile. New newsletter issue? Update the profile. Made a video? You guessed it... update the profile I publish content across multiple platforms: my blog at nickyt.co, my newsletter at OneTipAWeek.com, and videos on my YouTube channel as well as work videos and videos where I'm a guest. I got fed up with manual updates so I decided to automate it. My GitHub profile at github.com/nickytonline now stays current automatically, pulling in my latest content without me lifting a finger. Here's how I built it. First, the basics. GitHub has this neat feature where if you create a public repository with the same name as your username (in my case, nickytonline/nickytonline), it becomes a special profile repository. The README.m…  ( 10 min )

Speaker: Samantha Gignac @ AWS FSI Meetup Q4/2024 Agenda Start with the basics What is log management and why is it critical for financial sector organizations Its role in compliance, security, and operational efficiency Explore unique challenges faced by financial institutions in log management Handling large data volumes Meeting regulatory requirements Managing costs Discuss Zurich's specific goals for a log management solution Understand the approach chosen Dive into the technical details of the solution Outline key AWS services used Explain design principles for scalability, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency Review the outcomes and benefits achieved Apply lessons to other financial sector organizations Wrap up with key takeaways Provide actionable insights for o…  ( 10 min )

Pre-compiled Neovim binaries fail on OpenWrt with interpreter/linker errors: ei https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/nightly/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz nvim # Error: Failed to execute process: The file exists and is executable. # Check the interpreter or linker? This happens due to glibc/musl incompatibility. Building from source ensures compatibility with OpenWrt's musl libc. This guide uses OpenWrt 24.10.4 x86_64. For other versions, refer to the original guide. Install the required build tools and libraries: opkg update opkg install git git-http python3 python3-pip make luajit gcc coreutils-install pip install cmake OpenWrt's minimal environment lacks some standard libraries that Neovim expects. The dynamic linker library is built into musl but needs a stub for linking: printf "!\n" > /usr/lib/libdl.a This creates an empty archive that satisfies the linker without adding actual code (musl already provides dlopen and friends). Create a dummy shared library for the utility functions: echo "int main() { return 0; }" > dummy.c gcc -shared -o /usr/lib/libutil.so dummy.c rm dummy.c Most libutil functions (like forkpty) are either unused by Neovim or provided by other libraries on musl systems. Clone the repository (shallow clone to save space): git clone https://github.com/neovim/neovim --depth=1 cd neovim Build with release optimizations and debug symbols: make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo This takes 10-30 minutes depending on your system. The RelWithDebInfo build type provides good performance while keeping some debug information for troubleshooting. Install to the default location: make install This installs to /usr/local/bin/nvim. Create a symlink for convenience: ln -sf /usr/local/bin/nvim /usr/bin/nvim Verify the installation: nvim --version LazyVim is a modern Neovim configuration with sensible defaults and a plugin manager. git clone https://github.com/LazyVim/starter --depth=1 ~/.config/nvim On first launch, Neovim will automatically install plugins: nvim opkg install tmux  ( 7 min )

If you are learning Java or preparing for interviews, one thing is clear: MCQs help you learn faster. They sharpen your logic, test your understanding, and expose the small details you often miss while reading long tutorials. That is why we created the Quipoin MCQs Section — a growing collection of beginner-friendly, detailed, and practical multiple-choice questions for developers. Practice MCQ's: https://www.quipoin.com/practice-mcqs/testseries  ( 6 min )

Jembaa Groove – “Sweet My Ear” Live on KEXP Jembaa Groove took over the KEXP studio on October 3, 2025, with their vibrant track “Sweet My Ear.” Fronted by powerhouse vocalist/percussionist Eric Owusu and anchored by Yannick Nolting on bass, the six-piece band—Babatunde Agonglo (guitar), Peter Somuah (trumpet), Szabolcs Bognar (keys) and Nir Sabag (drums)—delivered a tight, uplifting performance that had Lace Cadence hyping up every groove. Behind the scenes, audio engineer Kevin Suggs, mixer Fabio Buemi and mastering guru Julian Martlew made sure every note shone, while a five-camera team led by Jim Beckmann captured every angle. Edited by Beckmann, this session is a must-watch for fans who crave a live-in-studio experience. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

GitHub Home A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and stole the entire user table data. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in nightmares: cooperating with investigations, appeasing clients, fixing vulnerabilities, checking all company projects for similar risks... The company's reputation and business suffered heavy damage. That incident taught me the most profound lesson: in the world of web development, security always comes first. Many developers, especially when project deadlines are tight, view "security" as a "feature module." They say: "Let's implement the main functionality first, and we'll 'add' security features in the next iteration." This is a fatal misunderstanding. Security is not a coat of p…  ( 9 min )

Let’s be honest, most insurance software looks like it was built when Nokia phones were “cutting edge.” Guidewire saw this too. Enter JDP — the Jutro Digital Platform. A framework? Yes. All of the above. If React is a kitchen, JDP is the fully-loaded restaurant where the stove, the recipes, the ingredients, and the waitstaff already know what they’re doing. Let’s break it down. So… what exactly IS JDP? JDP is Guidewire’s all-in-one platform for building, running, styling, and shipping modern insurance web apps — powered by React and the Jutro Design System. Why does JDP even exist? Because building enterprise insurance apps is not the same as building to-do lists. Insurance apps are: Huge Data-heavy Form-heavy Multi-step Multi-region Multi-brand Always regulated Always audited Always expec…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just unleashed “Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less,” their signature rapid-fire takedown of the movie’s quirks and eccentricities. Alongside the video, they’ve packed the description with all their usual goodies—links to the main site, social channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a quick poll, Patreon support, and their writer credits. Want more? Hop into their Discord or Reddit community, follow them on Instagram and TikTok, or even grab Jeremy’s book for extra sins. It’s the perfect one-stop shop for anyone craving more CinemaSins content. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Summary CinemaSins just took a 20-minute swing at Fantastic Four: First Steps, pointing out every “sintastic” Marvel trope you can imagine (yep, it’s as overstuffed as the rest). They even snagged a BetterHelp sponsor spot—therapy’s only a discount link away if you’re triggered by superhero logic. On top of the sins, they’re busy plugging their entire empire: CinemaSins.com, YouTube spinoffs (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, etc.), Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, a poll for fans, Patreon support, and a shout-out to their writer squad (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Pada pengembangan aplikasi React Native, sering muncul kebutuhan untuk: Mengelola data global yang digunakan di banyak komponen. Memiliki tampilan antarmuka yang rapi, konsisten, dan cepat dibuat. Untuk itu, dua library yang sering digunakan adalah React Redux dan React Native Elements. Materi ini membahas dasar pemahaman kedua library tersebut serta contoh implementasinya. React Redux adalah library untuk mengelola state global pada aplikasi React dan React Native. Redux membantu mengatur data yang dibutuhkan oleh banyak komponen tanpa harus melakukan pengoperan props secara berantai. Berikut konsep paling penting dalam Redux: Tempat menyimpan seluruh state global aplikasi. Hanya terdapat satu store utama dalam aplikasi. Objek JavaScript yang memberi tahu Redux jenis perubahan apa yang in…  ( 8 min )

I've been building projects for a few months now, and I noticed something: I always do things in the same order. Not because someone taught me to. Not because I read it in a tutorial. It just... happened naturally as I figured things out. Every project I build starts the same way.A blank Python file and an idea. No UI. No database. No structure. Just me trying to make the core idea work. This stage is messy. Lots of print statements everywhere. Lots of "wait, why isn't this working?" Once I get the basic functionality down.Like, the thing actually does what it's supposed to do.I start thinking: "Okay... but where do I save this?" And that's when I move to the next part. At some point, printing results to the terminal isn't enough anymore. If I close the program and everything disappears, i…  ( 7 min )

Monetization Without Paywalls: Unlocking Sustainable Revenue for AI Apps As developers, we’re witnessing the explosive growth of AI applications. Yet, one of the biggest challenges we face is figuring out how to monetize these innovations without disrupting the user experience. Enter Monetzly—think of it as the Google Ads for AI conversations, but with a twist. Our platform is designed to help you unlock sustainable revenue while keeping your AI apps free and user-friendly. Imagine a world where you can monetize your AI applications without the burden of subscriptions or paywalls. Monetzly is the first dual-earning platform in the AI space, allowing you to generate revenue through two avenues: direct monetization of your app and by hosting contextually relevant ads. Simple SDK Integrati…  ( 7 min )

Introduction: The Shift in Audio Engineering The domain of digital signal processing (DSP) has historically presented significant barriers to entry. Tasks such as isolating a specific instrument from a mixed audio file were once considered technically impossible—often compared to "unbaking a cake" to retrieve the eggs and flour. However, the advent of machine learning models trained on spectral data has fundamentally altered this landscape. Before discussing the workflow, it is essential to understand the technology behind "unmixing." Modern source separation relies on deep neural networks (DNNs) that analyze the spectrogram of an audio file. These networks are trained to recognize the specific frequency footprints and harmonic structures of different sound sources. The first application…  ( 8 min )

(For individual use, please see GPTLocalhost.) Recent findings show that 77% of workers disclose confidential business information via ChatGPT and other cloud AI platforms, posing significant security and compliance challenges. Given Microsoft Word’s status as a widely used word processor, it’s not surprising that some workers might transfer sensitive information to these external AI services by copying and pasting. In light of these concerns, organizations are increasingly turning to on-premise Large Language Models (LLMs) to safeguard sensitive data and ensure regulatory compliance. By hosting LLMs internally, businesses can exert greater control over their information environments, reducing the risk of unauthorized access or data breaches associated with external cloud services. For legal professionals, the implications of these findings are particularly significant. Addressing security concerns, they now have an effective solution available: the IBM Granite 4 series models for contract analysis seamlessly integrated into Microsoft Word. This integration is enabled through a local Word Add-in named LocPilot, which brings local LLMs to Microsoft Word. With LocPilot, your team can run powerful LLMs directly on their computers or an Intranet server — eliminating the need for cloud services and monthly fees while ensuring complete privacy. You can effortlessly switch between models and work more efficiently, all within a local environment. Here’s a quick demo: We hope this demonstration opens up new avenues for thought and inspires you to develop additional use cases that empower your team with the latest on-premise AI. If you have any specific ideas or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@locpilot.com. Our mission is to make local AI more accessible and affordable for all teams.  ( 7 min )

Micro-interactions are the tiny animations that make an app feel alive. They’re not big transitions or hero animations — they’re the small details that signal depth, responsiveness, and craftsmanship. Apple uses micro-interactions everywhere: button taps icon highlights card lift-on-hover subtle pops ripple effects rotation hints glow pulses In this post, we’ll build 7 polished micro-interactions using pure SwiftUI. These are plug-and-play and instantly make your UI feel premium. struct TapPop: View { @State private var pressed = false var body: some View { Text("Tap Me") .font(.headline) .padding(.horizontal, 26) .padding(.vertical, 14) .background(.ultraThinMaterial) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRa…  ( 7 min )

Hoppscotch is a free open-source API development ecosystem — essentially a modern API client — that helps developers build, test, document, and collaborate over APIs, all in one place. 🔗 hoppscotch.io Hoppscotch is platform‑agnostic: available via web, desktop app, or CLI. REST, GraphQL & More Protocols – Supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, MQTT, SSE, and Socket.IO. Environments & Variables – Manage base URLs, API keys, etc. for multiple environments. Collections & Folders – Organize your API requests effectively. Request History & Sharing – Save and share your API requests. Pre‑request Scripts & Tests – Add logic and validation to API calls. Code Snippet Generation – Generate snippets for popular languages. Cross‑Platform & PWA – Works seamlessly across OS and browsers. Tea…  ( 7 min )

In my previous blog post, I covered the fundamentals of PL/SQL collections, focusing on the different types: Associative Arrays, Nested Tables, and VARRAYs. While there’s much more to explore about collections, in this post, I’ll focus on two important collection methods: DELETE and TRIM. Collection Methods They are called methods because they use member method syntax, unlike functions or procedures, which require passing collections as parameters. The syntax is similar to other programming languages, such as JavaScript. For example: COUNT function: Returns the current number of elements in a collection. Wrong Syntax COUNT(book_table) Correct syntax book_table.COUNT Note that collection methods are available only in PL/SQL, not within SQL. While I’m not listing and explaining all the collection methods, let’s focus on DELETE and TRIM, as they have interesting behaviors we should know. DELETE Method DELETE (without any arguments) DELETE(i) Removes the i-th element from a nested table or associative array. DELTE(i, j) Removes all elements in an inclusive range starting from i and ending at j. Important Note: When you use parameters with DELETE, a placeholder is kept for the “removed” element. TRIM Method Do Not Use DELETE and TRIM on the Same Collection PL/SQL offers powerful and useful methods, but it’s important to pay close attention to how each one is used.  ( 7 min )

The world of software delivery has changed forever. Gone are the days of isolated dev and ops teams exchanging endless tickets. Now, speed, collaboration, and automation rule. At the center of this evolution stands DevOps — a movement reshaping how software is built, tested, and deployed. Imagine this: your development team pushes new code at 10 a.m., automated tests validate the changes, infrastructure scales dynamically, and within minutes, users see the update. That’s the kind of magic DevOps enables — powered by the right tools. Let’s embark on a practical tour through 20 essential DevOps tools every modern organization should know. Jenkins remains the heartbeat of continuous integration and delivery. It automates building, testing, and deploying code so developers can focus on innov…  ( 9 min )

Goal [!NOTE] The goal of this document is to dive deep into the following commands: cd / cd - cd cd .. This document is intended for users who have a basic understanding of Linux command line operations and wish to deepen their knowledge of directory navigation commands, with simple copy-paste examples. Goal Target Audience TOC Backgrounds How to check source code of cd command? How do we know which shell we are using? Let's quickly check the version Dive into the source code of cd's bin_cd command in zsh Restricted shell check setopt How to check the options set in your shell? How to check what options are not yet enabled in your shell? Signal handling for control the signals during cd execution zpushnode(dirstack, ztrdup(pwd)); cd_get_dest() if (!argv[0]) Dive into cd_new_pwd() Fi…  ( 9 min )

Data Is the New Oil, But Prompting Is the New Pipeline Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 30 #ai #webdev #promptengineering #discuss  ( 6 min )

Background Current Business Retreats Are you familiar with business retreats? These are intensive study camps or employee trips with a focus on relaxation, organized for companies operating primarily in a near-full remote work mode. Typically held about once every six months, they target companies that allow remote work, especially tech companies. The specific way a retreat is conducted varies from organization to organization, but one common aspect is that members must always spend time together. Usually, some curriculum is planned, and everyone gathers in a room for workshops, or even during free time, there is pressure to interact, converse, and engage in discussions with other members. Certainly, such an environment allows for refreshing, temporarily disconnecting from wor…  ( 9 min )

Unlocking AI's Universal Secrets: Do Neural Networks Think in Fractals? Imagine training an AI to recognize cats. It excels with close-up photos, but fails miserably when shown a distant, pixelated feline. This exposes a fundamental challenge: how can we build AI systems that generalize across different scales and perspectives? The answer might lie in a hidden mathematical structure spontaneously emerging within neural networks: Kolmogorov-Arnold Geometry. At its core, Kolmogorov-Arnold Geometry describes a way to represent complex functions as compositions of simpler functions. Think of it like breaking down a complicated painting into a series of simpler brushstrokes at different magnifications. The fascinating discovery is that neural networks seem to learn this geometric structure on…  ( 7 min )

For years, tech leaders have repeated the same line: “Data is the new oil.” And they’re right, data powers AI the way oil powered the industrial revolution. But here’s what almost nobody is talking about: If data is the new oil, prompting is the new pipeline. Because without the right pipeline, the oil is useless. AI isn’t just about having the data. And prompting is the system that makes that possible. Let me explain why the future of AI belongs not just to those who have data… but to those who know how to speak to intelligence. 1. Prompting Turns Raw Intelligence Into Usable Output A model is like an engine. But without a transmission system, the power goes nowhere. Prompting is that transmission system. It: controls behavior shapes reasoning defines context reduces hallucinations guides…  ( 11 min )

I recently baked a football cake and it helped me realize AI agents work just like layered desserts. Here’s how flavors, molds and icing maps to agentic design. The code example below is designed to break down user goals into actionable steps and execute them using either custom tools or LLM reasoning. It uses regex to extract numbered steps from the LLM’s plan output. Executes each step by matching keywords like "search" or "compute" to the appropriate tool, or falls back to LLM reasoning. Just like a custom cake has layers of flavor, structure, and decoration, an AI agent has its own stack. It uses llama 3 LLM model and created two custom simple tools: search_tool() - simulates a search engine returning mock results. compute_tool() - simulates a computation task returning a placeholder…  ( 11 min )

It’s mathematical teleportation. A secret told only to yourself = a unary key (private universe) A secret told BETWEEN identities = a binary key (shared universe) And the moment we said: secret “secret@withwhom” We invented the algebraic rule for shared secret derivation. Unary vs Binary Secrets Unary secret (private channel) me.wallet.secret("alpha") This produces a 1-arity universe: U(alpha) → only ME can derive it Because the keyspace derives only from: secret + path + local identity So only you can decrypt the blob under: 🔗 2. Binary secret = shared universe me.wallet.secret("alpha@pamela") This is fundamentally: U(alpha@pamela) = intersection( ME_identity , Pamela_identity ) A 2-identity shared space. So: It creates what cryptographers call: A Multi-party Semantic Channel.  ( 6 min )

Rick Beato’s latest livestream peels back the layers on the Beatles’ “You Won’t See Me” from Rubber Soul, highlighting sneaky guitar voicings, melodic bass hooks, and production tricks you probably never noticed—guaranteed to change how you listen next time. He’s also running a Black Friday flash sale: snag all seven of his courses for just $129 (normally $964) or grab any single course for $49—offer ends Sunday at 11:59 pm ET. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I did the thing every developer dreams of: I built and launched my own SaaS product, PostPulsar (https://post-pulsar.com). It’s a tool I'm genuinely proud of—it uses AI to help content creators like me save hours by repurposing blog posts into social media content. Then came the hard part. The part they don't always talk about in the success stories. Marketing. As a developer, my first instinct is to solve problems with code, not with marketing campaigns. And my second problem is a bit more specific: I'm based in Brazil. I quickly ran into two massive walls. Wall #1: The Time Sink Like many of you, I'd rather spend my time improving my product than trying to keep up with five different social media platforms. I actually built PostPulsar to solve my own problem of not having enough time for…  ( 7 min )

“You should live your life like a lion which means that most of your time you’re resting, lazing around, doing whatever you find entertaining, and then once in a while, you get obsessed with something and you just pour everything into it.” - Naval Ravikant Last year, I completed my Masters in Australia. Two paths lay ahead: accept a comfortable job with visa security, or build something that could create real impact. This philosophy captured my journey with Nexus Beings. For a long time, the concept lived quietly in notes and sketches while I navigated life as an international student. Then came the obsession: building digital agents that don't just respond, but understand; systems that bring context, emotion, and intent to the world of service. I chose to build. Today, Nexus Beings has achieved proof of concept. Bootstrapping as an immigrant meant every decision carried extra weight. Without external funding or a safety net, every line of code, every experiment, and every pivot had to matter. These constraints became my greatest teacher, fostering innovation through limitation and patience through uncertainty. This milestone represents more than technical validation. It proves that conviction outlasts complexity and that clarity of purpose sustains when traditional resources cannot. While Nexus Beings continues to evolve, our foundation stands strong: intelligent real-time conversational video agents that deliver warmth, reliability, and empathy to service environments. What began as an experiment is steadily advancing toward redefining digital presence in customer experience. The comfortable job would have been easier. But building technology that transforms how businesses connect with customers? That obsession was worth every risk. The journey continues, grounded in purpose and guided by the belief in what's next.  ( 8 min )

Teams today aren’t struggling because of tools - they’re struggling because of hidden complexity inside their codebases. New 2025 Dev Workflow Insights Developers spend more time understanding code than writing it Messy naming creates more friction than missing documentation The average team loses hours every week due to unclear structures Cleaner architecture directly increases team velocity Good code isn’t about cleverness - it’s about how quickly someone else can work with it.  ( 6 min )

Maglev-Pentabot: From Factory Floor to Surgical Precision? The Future of Non-Contact Manipulation Imagine assembling delicate electronics without ever touching them, or performing surgery with instruments guided by magnetic fields. Contactless manipulation, long relegated to sci-fi, is rapidly becoming a reality. We're not just talking about moving widgets on an assembly line; this tech promises revolutions in fields from medicine to micro-assembly. The core concept is elegantly simple: use precisely controlled magnetic fields to levitate and manipulate objects. Think of it as an invisible hand, guided by sophisticated algorithms, that can position and orient objects with incredible accuracy, all without physical contact. Achieving this relies on two critical elements: a cleverly design…  ( 7 min )

Faith that unlocks righteousness. Romans 4 is not just Paul teaching theology. It’s Paul pulling back the veil on how God has always worked with humanity. Long before Scripture developed its structure, long before Israel became a nation, long before there was a temple, a priesthood, or religious tradition, God revealed something far more foundational: Righteousness has always been a matter of the heart. Everything else is commentary. In Romans 4, Paul is not introducing a new idea—he’s reminding the church of something ancient, something older than Moses, older than Jacob, older even than circumcision: the righteousness that comes through believing God simply because He said so. Today, we’re going to walk deeply through this chapter, line by line and theme by theme, until the weight of it …  ( 14 min )

Pensando Linear: Resolvendo Problemas Complexos em O(N) e o Segredo do O(1) de Elixir 🔑 Chegamos ao final da nossa jornada pela Complexidade de Algoritmos! Vimos o poder do Merge Sort O(N log N) e a velocidade da Busca Binária O(log N). Neste post final, vamos: Aplicar o conhecimento de O(N) em um desafio avançado (o "problema dos quadrados"). Revelar o segredo técnico por trás da promessa de O(1) dos Mapas de Elixir. Revisite o problema: Dada uma lista já ordenada nums, retorne o lista dos quadrados dos números, também ordenado. Entrada (nums) Quadrados Resultado Ordenado [-4, -1, 0, 3, 10] [16, 1, 0, 9, 100] [0, 1, 9, 16, 100] A solução ingênua seria elevar ao quadrado O(N) e depois ordenar O(N log N), totalizando O(N log N). O truque é usar a informação de que a entrada j…  ( 8 min )

O Melhor dos Dois Mundos: Entendendo a Complexidade O(N log N) do Merge Sort 🥇 Nos posts anteriores, conquistamos a velocidade da Busca Binária O(log N) e a eficiência Linear O(N). Agora, vamos ao padrão-ouro para o Ordenação: a complexidade O(N log N) (Linearithmic). Todo algoritmo de ordenação que precisa escalar para grandes volumes de dados (como Merge Sort ou Quick Sort) mira nessa complexidade, pois ela combina o poder de dividir o problema log N com a eficiência de processar os resultados de forma linear N. O Merge Sort (Ordenação por Mesclagem) é um exemplo perfeito de Divide and Conquer (Dividir para Conquistar). Ele funciona em duas fases, que correspondem diretamente à sua complexidade O(N log N): O algoritmo divide recursivamente a lista em metades, continuando a divisão até…  ( 8 min )

TLDR: A otimização de landing pages vai além do design. Foque em cinco pilares técnicos: Analise o Core Web Vitals, cada segundo de atraso pode reduzir conversões em 20% Schema.org/JSON-LD: dados estruturados aumentam CTR com Rich Snippets; Acessibilidade (WCAG 2.1): tags semânticas e contraste adequado melhoram SEO e usabilidade; Mobile-First: priorize carregamento de recursos críticos e Code Splitting; Monitoramento contínuo: Lighthouse e RUM para medir performance real. Qualidade técnica gera confiança, e confiança gera vendas. No cenário competitivo do e-commerce brasileiro, onde o custo de aquisição de cliente (CAC) sobe anualmente, trazer tráfego pago para uma página lenta ou mal estruturada é queimar dinheiro. A diferença entre um visitante e um cliente muitas vezes reside na otimiz…  ( 9 min )

Title: The Rise of Second-Hand Shopping: How Thrift Stores are Capitalizing on the Black Friday Phenomenon Introduction The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the annual tradition of Black Friday sales. However, this year, thrift stores are joining the fray, offering their own brand of bargains to cash-strapped consumers. As households face tighter budgets, experts anticipate a surge in second-hand shopping, with thrift stores poised to capitalize on the trend. The Shift to Second-Hand Shopping In recent years, the retail landscape has undergone a significant transformation. With the rise of e-commerce and changing consumer behavior, traditional brick-and-mortar stores have struggled to stay afloat. Meanwhile, thrift stores have experienced a resurgence in popularity, as consum…  ( 7 min )

Okay, let’s talk about something that’s been buzzing in the tech world lately: vibe coding. If you’re scratching your head wondering what that even means, don’t worry—I was too when I first heard the term. But the more I dug into it, the more I realized this could be a game-changer for how we think about programming. So, grab a coffee, and let’s unpack what vibe coding is, why it’s making waves, and what it means for the future of coding. Picture this: instead of meticulously typing out every line of code, sweating over syntax, and debugging for hours, you’re describing what you want your program to do in plain English (or, you know, whatever language you vibe with). You’re not fussing over semicolons or curly braces—you’re just laying out the vibe of what you’re trying to build. Maybe you…  ( 10 min )

Achieving Financial Freedom from Home: 16 Proven Methods to Earn $1,000 a Month In today's digital age, working from home has become a viable option for many individuals seeking financial freedom and flexibility. With the right mindset and a bit of creativity, it's possible to earn a substantial income from the comfort of your own home. In this article, we'll explore 16 easy methods to make $1,000 a month from home, providing you with a comprehensive guide to achieving your financial goals. Why Earn $1,000 a Month from Home? Earning an extra $1,000 a month from home can have a significant impact on your lifestyle. Whether you're looking to cover additional expenses, pay off debt, or simply enjoy a more comfortable standard of living, this income can provide the financial stability you ne…  ( 8 min )

Introduction As Kubernetes continues to dominate container orchestration, the networking layer has become increasingly critical to cluster performance and functionality. OVN-Kubernetes (Open Virtual Network for Kubernetes) has emerged as a sophisticated Container Network Interface (CNI) plugin that leverages Open vSwitch (OVS) and its control plane, OVN, to provide advanced networking capabilities. Recently accepted as a CNCF Sandbox project (late 2024), it is the default networking provider for Red Hat OpenShift and is widely adopted in telecommunications and high-performance computing environments due to its unique architectural choices. Understanding what sets OVN-Kubernetes apart from other CNI solutions is essential for architects and cluster operators making infrastructure decision…  ( 10 min )

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NYDIG’s research head questions how mNAV is used to assess bitcoin treasuries, arguing it masks key risks tied to capital structure and equity dilution.  ( 36 min )

The company adopted a bitcoin treasury plan by deploying a strategy inspired by Metaplanet, with 66% shareholder approval, to mitigate negative returns from government bonds.  ( 32 min )

The executive chairman of bitcoin treasury firm Strategy teased a switch from orange dots to green dots in what's become his routine cheeky Sunday X post.  ( 32 min )

S&P Global last Wednesday slashed its rating on Tether's USDT stablecoin to its weakest score.  ( 33 min )

A sharp market pullback has exposed which BTC-focused public companies can actually execute, and which were never built for volatility.  ( 34 min )

The goal of the upgrade is to enable Ethereum to handle the large transaction throughput from the layer-2 chains that use the blockchain as their base layer.  ( 32 min )

The national automaker Perodua has released yet another teaser for its upcoming first-ever electric vehicle (EV). The ongoing series of teasers, shared by the automaker on its social media platforms, has revealed several key insights into the model, including its name: the QV-E. This came to light when the first teaser was released on 21 […] The post Leak Suggests Perodua’s QV-E Electric Car May Launch On 1 December appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Black Shark has recently unveiled yet another variant to its existing GS3 smartwatch line-up. Now joining the base and Sport model is the all-new GS3 Ultra, which comes with similar offerings but with a reinforced metal frame and four “mechanical-style” buttons, among other things. The Black Shark GS3 Ultra shares the same 1.43-inch circular AMOLED […] The post Black Shark GS3 Ultra Smartwatch Launches In Malaysia; Priced At RM469 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

If you’ve been following aviation news over the weekend, you might have seen reports about a global “scramble” involving Airbus A320 aircraft. It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie: intense solar radiation potentially messing with flight computers. Well, the good news for local flyers is that AirAsia has officially announced they have completed […] The post AirAsia Completes Mandatory A320 Software “Rollback” Following EASA Solar Radiation Warning appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )

The vivo S50 Pro Mini, which reportedly will be rebranded as the vivo X300 FE for the international market, will soon make its debut in China. Ahead of the upcoming launch, the company has revealed the device’s design, as well as some of its details. In a Weibo post, the brand’s product manager Han Boxiao […] The post vivo S50 Pro Mini To Feature Horizontal Camera Layout, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Enterprises are investing billions of dollars in AI agents and infrastructure to transform business processes. However, we are seeing limited success in real-world applications, often due to the inability of agents to truly understand business data, policies and processes. While we manage the integrations well with technologies like API management, model context protocol (MCP) and others, having agents truly understand the “meaning” of data in the context of a given businesis a different story. Enterprise data is mostly siloed into disparate systems in structured and unstructured forms and needs to be analyzed with a domain-specific business lens.s As an example, the term “customer” may refer to a different group of people in a Sales CRM system, compared to a finance system which may use …

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When building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for AI agents, most developers stop at "Cosine Similarity". They verify that Vector A is close to Vector B, and call it a day. But human memory doesn't work like that. If I ask you "What did I eat?", the answer from 5 minutes ago is infinitely more relevant than the answer from 5 years ago, even if the semantic context is identical. I recently built MemVault, an open-source memory server, to solve this. Here is a technical deep dive into the architecture and the Hybrid Scoring Algorithm that powers it. The architecture was designed with one goal: Reduce Infrastructure Cognitive Load. Running a dedicated vector database (Pinecone/Milvus) alongside a primary database creates sync issues and doubles the maintenance burden. The Solution: Runti…  ( 8 min )

Ultra-Omega: Live Hex NASM/Rust Compiler – No Terminal, Just Nodes "Houdini for bare-metal developers." I got tired of switching between terminal, objdump, and VS Code just to see one byte change. So I built Ultra-Omega — a browser-based visual compiler for NASM, C++, and Rust with live hex dump. Drag a node (Assembler, Compiler, Parameter) Edit code in the built-in editor Watch hex + output update LIVE — no compile, no refresh No terminal. No GDB. No setup. https://andreesalazar.github.io/Personal-Profesional/ React Flow – visual nodes WebAssembly – NASM in browser Zustand – state Tailwind + Framer Motion – smooth UI TypeScript – full type safety https://github.com/AndreeSalazar/Personal-Profesional OS devs (bootloaders, kernels) Embedded hackers Anyone who wants to see hex breathe Feedback Wanted! Should I add Rust no_std node? Vulkan shader support? QEMU boot integration? Drop a comment — I read every single one.  ( 6 min )

Objective of the week The goal this week was to take a small step forward in complexity while staying within a familiar environment. After getting comfortable with GitHub Pages in Week 1, I wanted to: Build something slightly more interactive than a static page Practice using browser storage so the app could remember things Keep reinforcing the basic workflow: create → commit → deploy → reflect Continue building confidence without disappearing down a perfection rabbit hole What I built This week I created a tiny Idea Log & Randomizer web app. It lets me: Add ideas with a title and short description Store ideas in localStorage so they persist across refreshes Display all ideas in a simple list Pick a random idea with one click Everything is plain HTML + CSS + JavaScript, deployed again with GitHub Pages. URL: https://florianhoeppner.github.io/w40-week02-idea-log/ What was hard / surprising / confusing What I’ll do next week For Week 3, I want to introduce the next layer of complexity Start using TypeScript instead of plain JavaScript Build a small UI using React Keep the functionality simple  ( 6 min )

Hace un rato me metí a revisar Cipherseek.com con curiosidad. No sabía muy bien qué esperaba encontrar, pero quería ver si podría servir para alguno de mis proyectos personales: algo simple, funcional, sin sobrecarga técnica. Lo primero que noté es que el sitio todavía parece en construcción. Su “blog” apenas tiene un post inicial (uno de esos “Hola mundo” típicos de sitios nuevos) y hay señales de que planean algo más grande —como una tienda online que todavía no está lista. Pero eso, en lugar de alejarme, me dio una sensación distinta: la de un proyecto en proceso, flexible, maleable. Y para alguien como yo, que a veces cambia de idea seguido, eso tiene su encanto. Me lo imagino así: Cipherseek como ese primer paso modesto cuando quieres montar algo —un portafolio, una mini-tienda, un blog— sin complicarte la vida. No necesitas dominar código, no necesitas pretensiones de grandeza, solo un espacio simple para empezar. Que esté “en construcción” no lo veo como una limitación, sino como una oportunidad: puedes adaptarlo, moldearlo a tu ritmo, ver qué funciona, probar sin miedo. También me gusta pensar que este tipo de sitios —modestos, tempranos — pueden ser ideales para experimentar. Para equivocarse sin culpa, para probar ideas pequeñas, para construir poco a poco. Si algo no funciona, lo corriges, cambias, borras, mejoras. Esa libertad me atrae más que una plataforma gigante con mil funciones que quizás nunca usarías. Al final, lo que siento con Cipherseek.com es esa mezcla entre “algo por hacer” y “todo por decidir”. Si estoy en un momento donde quiero dar el paso, montar algo pequeño, ver si el proyecto tiene vida —sin presiones, sin esperar perfección—, me parece un buen lugar para comenzar. Porque en lo simple a veces nacen las ideas con más posibilidades.  ( 7 min )

Objective of the week Wanted to get familiar with the environment I’ll be working and releasing in Just needed to get something started without any big purpose Figure out where to store my code, how to deploy, and write a blog pos t What I built I built a static HTML page with a simple piece of JavaScript When the page loads, it picks a random idea and displays it URL: https://florianhoeppner.github.io/w40-week01/ What was hard / surprising / confusing I tried creating three files (index, CSS, script) in Replit and deploying from there The Replit AI agent wasn’t helpful, so after a few attempts I switched to GitHub instead What I’ll do next week Add a dialog box and some interaction, still using HTML and JavaScript  ( 6 min )

// Detect dark theme var iframe = document.getElementById('tweet-1994902367335313863-224'); if (document.body.className.includes('dark-theme')) { iframe.src = "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1994902367335313863&theme=dark" } Introduction Have you ever found yourself repeatedly setting up the same Next.js project structure over and over again? Creating new repositories, configuring TypeScript, setting up Tailwind CSS, and establishing your preferred folder structure can be tedious and time-consuming. What if there was a better way? In this comprehensive guide, I'll walk you through a project I built that solves this exact problem: a Next.js Template Clone Generator. This interactive web application allows developers to quickly create new repositor…  ( 12 min )

If you're running Laravel in production, you probably use task scheduling. It's one of those features that just works, until it stops. Especially on your staging server. If you're building real apps, you need a staging environment. It's your safe playground to test changes before they hit production. 1[||||||||||||||||||100.0%] 2[||||||||||||||||||100.0%] Mem[||||||||||||||| 3.2G/4.0G] Brutal. Both CPUs totally pegged, memory barely hanging on at 3.2 out of 4 gigs. Definitely not what you want to see. The guilty party? A quick ps aux and scan logs pointed straight to the scheduler. Heavy scheduled commands that make sense in production but kill a smaller staging server: price exports every couple hours, supplier syncs with thousands of products, and crunching huge datasets …  ( 8 min )

There are chapters in Scripture that stand like mountains—looming, majestic, immovable, casting large shadows across every other landscape of the faith. Romans 3 is one of those mountains. It is not merely a chapter; it is a hinge on which the entire gospel swings. Remove it, and the whole New Testament collapses into moralism, legalism, and the endless treadmill of human effort. Keep it, and the gospel sings with clarity: no one can save themselves, but God has made a way. Romans 3 is the thunderclap that shakes the human soul awake. It is the divine courtroom where humanity stands guilty, where every mouth is silenced, and where God reveals the shocking solution: righteousness that comes from Him—not from us. In this legacy article, we will walk deeply, slowly, and reverently through eve…  ( 15 min )

Cuando trabajamos con la nube, todos esperamos que AWS, Azure o Cloudflare funcionen 24/7. Pero incluso con sus SLA de 99.9%, las caídas pasan. Y cuando pasan, duele. Sitios web caídos, APIs sin respuesta, clientes preguntando y tráfico perdido. Este artículo te explica qué hacer paso a paso, sin tecnicismos innecesarios, para que puedas reaccionar rápido cuando un proveedor grande falla. Entender que las caídas son normales Aunque suene raro, las fallas en servicios como AWS, Azure o Cloudflare son parte natural de Internet. La BBC ha reportado interrupciones que han afectado aerolíneas, bancos e incluso hospitales. Ver reporte: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cly941r41w4o Lo importante no es evitar la caída, sino saber qué hacer cuando pasa. Lo primero: revisar las páginas de estado …  ( 7 min )

In my previous articles, I discussed various networking approaches for Linux virtualization. I developed qcontroller, a tool responsible for managing the complete lifecycle of QEMU VM instances—creating, starting, stopping, and removing VMs with database-like operations. Since modern VMs typically require internet access and inter-VM communication, qcontroller also manages firewall settings using nftables rules. The original networking scheme involved creating bridges, configuring nftables chains, and establishing rules to allow traffic flow between the internet, VMs, and host system. Each VM connects through a TAP device that uses the bridge as its master interface. While this approach works well, it has a significant drawback: all networking components—bridges, TAP devices, and nftables …  ( 10 min )

This article is a machine translation of the contents of the following URL, which I wrote in Japanese: https://qiita.com/Nana_777/items/c7ebc842c4557f8d811d This is the second post in the Japan AWS Top Engineers Advent Calendar 2025. In this post, we'll introduce AWS Infrastructure Composer. ↓ Click here for the Japan AWS Top Engineers Advent Calendar 2025 https://qiita.com/advent-calendar/2025/aws-top-engineers ↓ Previous articles about AWS Infrastructure Composer https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-i-want-to-tell-you-how-good-infrastructurecomposer-is-devtools-5bj0 As an example, I created a CloudFormation template that defines an API configuration using API Gateway and Lambda. When defining serverless-related services using cards called extended components, you don't need to manually defin…  ( 9 min )

Conversational AI is rapidly transforming how users interact with applications from smart assistants to support bots, productivity companions, and learning tools. ZEGOCLOUD now offers a powerful Conversational AI Agent that makes it incredibly easy for developers to build real-time, responsive, and interactive AI experiences. In this article, we explore how developers can implement conversational AI features using ZEGOCLOUD. What Is ZEGOCLOUD Conversational AI? ZEGOCLOUD’s Conversational AI Agent provides: 🎤 Real-time voice conversations This makes it ideal for apps like: AI personal assistants, Customer support bots, AI companionsEducational, toolsProductivity agents, Interactive onboarding / automation flows How the Conversational AI Agent Works ZEGOCLOUD uses a lightweight, real-time s…  ( 7 min )

Elevator Pitch Every growing platform team faces the same architectural challenge: shared infrastructure—networking, security, identity—must evolve independently from the applications that consume it, yet changes to these "landing zones" ripple unpredictably across downstream systems. MyCoCo's platform team discovered this the hard way when a routine networking update triggered a 47-minute production outage. Terraform Stacks, now generally available in HCP Terraform, transforms landing zone management from a coordination nightmare into an automatically-orchestrated dependency graph—making foundational infrastructure changes safe, visible, and automatically propagated to every consuming application. The Problem: Landing zone changes—networking, security, IAM baselines—create invisible dep…  ( 10 min )

Nano-Banana Pro: Prompting Guide & Strategies Guillaume Vernade for Google AI ・ Nov 27 #ai #gemini #nanobanana #promptengineering  ( 6 min )

Weval just dropped “ON (Live Version)” via Cercle Records, unveiled in a spontaneous jam at a Portland soundcheck and debuted live at Cercle Odyssey Paris. This hopeful-yet-melancholic track soars on delicate chord progressions and immersive textures, and even comes with an extended club-friendly remix. Dutch duo Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers are no strangers to melodic, downtempo-tinged electronic vibes, having released two albums on Kompakt. They’ve reworked “ON” with fresh vocals, arpeggios and live-tested it in DJ sets—and it’s streaming everywhere now. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Struggling with Next.js 16 App Router? Migrate Faster & Smarter Many developers are lost navigating the new App Router and Server Component paradigm. If you've been postponing your Next.js 16 migration because of uncertainty around breaking changes, async APIs, or caching behavior—you're not alone. Stop wasting weeks on migration headaches. Next.js 16 represents a fundamental shift in how we think about rendering, caching, and data fetching. While these changes unlock better performance and developer experience, they also introduce breaking changes that can derail your project timeline if you're not prepared. This guide will walk you through the most critical migration patterns, with real code examples, so your agency can ship faster and with confidence. Next.js 16 introduces several par…  ( 10 min )

Hmmmm, Introduction to Statistics in Python... As a Mathematician, this should be an enjoyable ride but I won't want to jump into conclusions just yet. I will share an update on this journey tomorrow...! 😊 See you tomorrow -SP🤍  ( 6 min )

TL;DR Cinemasins just dropped a playful “Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less” video, poking fun at the movie while showing how their signature sin-count would sound if they were actual demon hunters. They’re loving the film’s wild ride and gave it their usual mix of snark and spot-on observations. Want more? Hit up their main site or link tree for all the latest, join their Discord/Reddit, fill out a cheeky poll, or support the team on Patreon. You’ll also find shout-outs to the CinemaSins writers, plus Twitter, Insta, TikTok and YouTube channel links to keep that sin train rolling. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

After completing the basics of Python, I'm now moving into creating small, practical projects. Today’s project is a simple Memo App that stores notes in a JSON file. I built two versions: Console Version (memo_app.py) Streamlit Web Version (memo_app_streamlit.py) 🧱 1. Project Overview Add a new memo Store it in a memos.json file View all saved memos Use it either in the console or through a Streamlit UI 📂 2. Project Structure 🖥️ 3. Console Version (memo_app.py) Key features: Save memos as a list of objects in memos.json Simple text input interface Shows all memos with timestamps 📌 Code import json import os from datetime import datetime now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d") FILE_NAME = "memos.json" if not os.path.exists(FILE_NAME): with open(FILE_NAME, "w") as f: …  ( 8 min )

Resumen del Artículo Original Recientemente publiqué un análisis completo comparando GitHub Actions y GitLab CI, dos de las herramientas de CI/CD más populares del mercado. En este artículo, quiero compartir mis reflexiones personales y destacar los puntos más importantes de esa comparación. 👉 Puedes leer el artículo completo aquí: GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI: Comparación Completa Simplicidad vs Robustez Una de las principales diferencias que encontré es que GitHub Actions prioriza la simplicidad y la rapidez de configuración. Su marketplace con miles de acciones pre-construidas hace que sea muy fácil empezar. Por otro lado, GitLab CI ofrece una plataforma DevOps completa, lo que significa más poder pero también más complejidad. Sintaxis y Configuración Ambas herramientas utilizan Y…  ( 7 min )

Introducción En el mundo del desarrollo de software moderno, las herramientas de Integración Continua y Entrega Continua (CI/CD) son fundamentales para automatizar el testing, building y deployment de aplicaciones. GitHub Actions y GitLab CI son dos de las plataformas más populares para implementar pipelines de CI/CD. En este artículo, realizaré una comparación detallada con ejemplos prácticos. GitHub Actions es la solución CI/CD nativa de GitHub, introducida en 2019, que permite automatizar workflows directamente desde los repositorios de GitHub. GitLab CI/CD es la herramienta de integración continua integrada en GitLab, disponible desde 2012, que forma parte del ecosistema completo de DevOps de GitLab. GitHub Actions utiliza archivos YAML en la carpeta .github/workflows/: name: GitHub …  ( 8 min )

Modern automation systems need adaptability. New protocols emerge, organizations revise internal workflows, and integration points evolve. FlowSynx was designed around this philosophy. In FlowSynx, everything is a plugin: custom task types, runtime behaviors, workflow operators, API integrations, validators, and even AI-driven workflow components. This single unifying model unlocks a composable, maintainable, and developer-friendly ecosystem. Let's break down how FlowSynx implements At the heart of FlowSynx lies the IPlugin interface---a carefully crafted contract that all plugins must follow: public interface IPlugin { PluginMetadata Metadata { get; } PluginSpecifications? Specifications { get; set; } Type SpecificationsType { get; } IReadOnlyCollection<string…  ( 10 min )

I've been writing Go for years. Love the language. But there's one thing that always bothered me: regex performance. Recently I was processing large text files (logs, traces, datasets) and kept hitting the same wall - regexp.Find() consuming 70-80% of CPU time. Not on complex patterns. On simple stuff like .*error.*connection.*. So I did what any reasonable developer would do: spent 6 months building coregex, a drop-in replacement for Go's regexp that's 3-3000x faster while keeping the same O(n) guarantees. Here's how and why. Let's be direct: Go's regexp is not optimized for performance. It uses Thompson's NFA exclusively - great for correctness (no ReDoS, guaranteed O(n)), terrible for speed: // Searching for "error" in 1MB file re := regexp.MustCompile(`.*error.*`) start := time.Now() r…  ( 11 min )

Remember when you lived at your parents’ house and you thought your bedroom was your personal kingdom? You closed the door, maybe even put up a “Do Not Enter” sign… and still, somehow, your parents always knew exactly what you were doing. Because they had the key. Denied. Now here’s the twist: This is exactly what happens to your database when you don’t control privileges properly. If a user has too many permissions, it’s basically handing them a master key to the whole house. They can: Read anything Write anything Update anything Drop things Delete things Poke around in rooms they shouldn’t even know exist Just like your childhood bedroom, your database has “doors.” So let’s fix that. 🎩 Explore: The Kozen IAM Utility (a.k.a. Your New Permission Inspector) Ah yes, the name. But behind tha…  ( 8 min )

I Built a Task Manager Empire in One Day — And Deployed It for Free! Okay, maybe not $10M yet… but I shipped a complete Task Manager API with Node.js, Express, MySQL — and it’s already live on the real internet, 24/7, for exactly $0. Here’s the live empire 👑 🔗https://task-manager-empire-victorion014-z7znahfd.leapcell.dev Go ahead, spam GET /api/tasks — it’s serverless, I literally pay nothing 😎 I was grinding backend with freeCodeCamp and wanted a project that checks every box: Real database (no fake JSON files) Actually live on the internet forever Costs me $0 forever Looks amazing on my GitHub and resume So I built Task Manager Empire in a couple or more crazy days — and now I’m giving you the full blueprint so you can clone and flex your own empire in under 10 minutes. Layer Tech…  ( 7 min )

A few months ago, my mom missed her flight. She’d been swamped all week, errands, and work. She thought the flight was later, got to the airport, it was too late her flight had gone. When she told me, I felt that gut drop of “we could’ve avoided this.” This wasn’t just about building a reminder service. It was about my journey into DevOps learning AWS resources one by one, connecting them, and seeing how cloud skills can solve everyday problems. From a missed flight to a working solution, this project shows that even small ideas can become powerful learning experiences. Data: Appointments saved in DynamoDB (name, date, time). Compute: AWS Lambda scans appointments and decides who needs reminders. Notify: Amazon SNS sends email/SMS notifications. Table name: Appointment Primary key: Partition key = Name (String) Attributes: Name: e.g., “Dentist Visit” Date: ISO string, e.g., “2025-12-29” Topic name: AppointmentReminders (Standard) Copy the Topic ARN — you’ll need this for Lambda. Add a subscription: Protocol: Email (or SMS) Endpoint: Your email address Confirm the subscription via the AWS email link. Create the Lambda Function (Node.js) Runtime:** Node.js 18.x Handler:** index.handler File name:** `index.js Attach a minimal inline policy to your Lambda’s execution role: ** choosing the specific action that the resources in DynamoDB will need. ** And for SNS ** After that is done give a to the policy. ** Review and click create. Result I tested with a dentist appointment and received an email reminder no more last-minute panics. . what this project solve Forgetting is easy; systems aren’t. ** Cloud skills solving everyday problems.** This is my Devops/cloud engineering journey.  ( 7 min )

Nano Banana 2 - 4K AI Image Generation Platform ## Overview ## Core Features ### 4K Quality Output Native 2K rendering with 4K upscaling Professional-grade images for print and digital media Sharper fidelity ideal for commercial applications ### Self-Correction Workflow Multi-step AI process: plan → generate → analyze → fix → finalize Automatically detects and corrects mistakes Error-free results without manual iterations ### Multi-Image Understanding Cross-image context analysis Coherent edits across multiple related images Understands relationships and visual narratives ### Cultural Context Awareness Trained on global geographic data Authentic regional visual details Realistic cultural representations ### Lightning-Fast Processing Complex 4K prompts in under 10 seconds Improved character consistency Enhanced text rendering accuracy ## Use Cases Professional 4K image creation Multi-image creative projects Culturally authentic visual content Commercial and marketing materials Print-ready high-resolution outputs  ( 6 min )

Recently I built an AI-native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that aggregates financial data from multiple providers, adds intelligent orchestration, and enforces multilingual compliance guardrails. Here’s the GitHub: https://github.com/kiarashplusplus/FIML and Docs: https://kiarashplusplus.github.io/FIML/  ( 6 min )

In the early days of computing, the route to becoming a programmer was straightforward. You just did it. Training courses were initially nonexistent, so we had to learn from textbooks and data sheets. The ones who had the motivation to stick with it were the ones who became professional programmers. After that, in some ways it got a lot easier. Information became more plentiful, and with the arrival of first email then the World Wide Web, there were people you could ask and articles you could read without having to order a book and wait for it to arrive. Courses became available for pretty much anything. In other ways, though, it didn’t get easier. Software became more complex, and a myriad of tools and libraries became regarded as essential things to know. Job listings started to fill up …  ( 13 min )

I've created a tool to remove watermarks from images. https://jawuil.dev/remove-watermark  ( 6 min )

Becoming a Senior Engineer is not a title—it is a journey shaped by continuous learning, challenging projects, strong communication, and countless real-world experiences. In this article, I want to share how I started my software career, how I progressed through different companies, and how my banking & fintech experience helped me reach the Senior level. 1. Getting Started: Building the Foundation I started from absolute zero, spending 10–12 hours a day for nearly a year learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. During this phase, I: Learned responsive UI development Started learning React Attended events Built projects such as: Getir Clone Web (Next.js) Getir Clone Mobile (React Native) Getir Clone API (Node.js) Shopify Next Payments App These projects built my confidence and practical under…  ( 7 min )

For the last few years, I’ve been working on enterprise systems in banking, logistics, and fintech. One thing I realized is that most tutorials don’t come close to what a real production environment looks like. So I decided to build and share a real digital banking platform, using the same technologies used by modern financial systems: .NET 9 Microservices Angular 19 in an Nx Monorepo Clean Architecture + DDD PostgreSQL + EF Core RabbitMQ (Event-Driven Architecture) Docker & Docker Compose GitHub Actions CI/CD YARP API Gateway Below is the high-level architecture: Why I Built This they all work together. A real banking system needs: onboarding accounts transactions auditing security notifications customer portal admin/back-office portal This requires a full-stack architecture, not just backend or frontend tutorials. High-Level Architecture Overview Here’s a breakdown of the system: Frontend (Angular + Nx) Nx Monorepo Customer Portal Branch/Cashier Portal Shared UI libraries Signals/NgRx for state Backend (.NET 9 Microservices) AccountService CustomerService TransactionService NotificationService IAMService (Identity, JWT) Communication REST via YARP API Gateway Events via RabbitMQ Infrastructure PostgreSQL per microservice Dockerized environment GitHub Actions for CI: build → test → lint → scan Full Source Code GitHub: https://github.com/gustavojofelix/digital-banking-suite/tree/feature/ch03-dev-environment Want to Follow the Full Project? *Leanpub (Early Access): * fullstack-banking-microservices New chapters every week. If you're interested, I’d love your feedback — especially from .NET, Angular, and architecture folks.  ( 6 min )

🔸 1. Introduction In the previous article, we built the “Lego bricks” of cryptography — pseudo-random generators, one-way functions, and permutations. Those components are not just academic toys; they form the internal mechanics of real encryption systems. Now it’s time to assemble those bricks into something that actually encrypts data. Welcome to block ciphers. A block cipher is a deterministic algorithm that: takes a fixed-size block of input (e.g. 64 or 128 bits), mixes it with a secret key, and outputs another block of the same size that looks completely random. With the same key, the process is perfectly reversible. Without the key, the transformation should be indistinguishable from pure randomness. Block ciphers are used everywhere: HTTPS, VPNs, banking systems, disk encryption,…  ( 11 min )

The Brain's Visual Resilience: How We Compensate for Imperfections and Blue Light Shapes Our World Our sense of sight is often taken for granted, yet it's an intricate dance between our eyes and our brain. Far from being a passive receiver of light, the brain actively constructs our visual reality, constantly making adjustments, filling in gaps, and interpreting ambiguous signals. This remarkable adaptability allows us to navigate a complex world, even compensating for subtle visual imperfections we might not even be aware of. But what happens when our brain's interpretations are influenced by specific colors, like blue, leading to fascinating perceptual phenomena? This article delves into the scientific mechanisms behind our brain's visual compensation, explores the profound impact of blu…  ( 9 min )

What is DNS? The Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet's address book—it translates human-readable domain names like google.com into machine-readable IP addresses like 142.250.190.46. Without DNS, you'd need to memorize IP addresses for every website you visit. Key DNS Record Types: A Record: Maps domain to IPv4 address AAAA Record: Maps domain to IPv6 address CNAME Record: Creates domain aliases MX Record: Specifies mail servers TXT Record: Stores text data (used for verification) When you type example.com in your browser, here's what happens: Browser Cache Check: Browser checks its local DNS cache OS Cache Check: Operating system checks its cache Recursive Resolver: Your ISP's DNS server (or public DNS like 8.8.8.8) Root Server: Points to appropriate TLD server (.com, .org, etc.) TL…  ( 8 min )

Writing today is faster — but also more demanding. Whether you're creating blog posts, emails, scripts, or technical documentation, AI writing tools can help you write clearer, faster, and more professionally. Here are the top AI tools for writing in 2025, based on accuracy, speed, creativity, and real-world usefulness. ChatGPT 5.1 The current leader in natural and creative writing. Blog posts Long-form articles Storytelling Email writing Technical explanations Why it’s great: Claude 3.5 Sonnet Best for writers who want clarity and structure. Ideal for: Professional documents Research summaries Clean and precise writing Why it’s great: Gemini Advanced Perfect for multi-format writing. Great for: Social media captions Scripts Marketing copy Visual content paired with text Why it’s great: Notion AI If you write inside Notion, this is the king. Ideal for: Meeting notes Task descriptions Internal documentation Why it’s great: Jasper AI Strong choice for marketing teams. Best for: SEO articles Ads Landing page copy Brand-consistent writing Why it’s great: ⭐ Which One Should You Use? If you want: Best all-around → ChatGPT Clean & professional tone → Claude Creative + visual writing → Gemini Workplace productivity → Notion AI Marketing content → Jasper Use the one that fits your writing style and workflow. 🔗 Want more AI tool reviews? I test AI tools, compare them, and publish benchmarks on https://ailontech.com  ( 7 min )

People often ask this question when they start learning tech: Honestly, it’s not a silly question. I used to wonder about this myself. And once you understand it, a lot of things about technology start making sense. So let me explain it the simplest way possible, without any textbook talk. Let’s Think Normally for a Second Software is just instructions. Now here’s the obvious part: That’s why, logically and historically, hardware came first. The Early Computer Days Back in the 1940s, the first computers were nothing like what we have today. They were huge machines full of wires, switches, and tubes. There was no “software” like apps or programs. If engineers wanted the computer to do something different, they didn’t write code. So when people say “programming,” it literally meant changing …  ( 7 min )

🧩 The Problem: AI Development Is in Chaos Over the last two years, AI has become the most powerful coding tool ever created. ❌ Generated code is unstable (drift) ❌ Small changes break unrelated modules ❌ Multi-agent workflows conflict ❌ Regeneration overwrites human logic This is no longer a tooling issue. systemic architectural problem — and systemic problems require architectural solutions. Across multiple AI-driven projects, the same destructive pattern kept appearing: AI could generate code ...but couldn’t preserve architecture Small spec changes broke unrelated modules Agents overwrote each other’s logic Eventually it became undeniable: We cannot build AI-generated software on architectures designed before AI existed. That realization led to the creation of ASA — the AI-Sliced Arc…  ( 7 min )

Remember when cloud providers started charging premium rates for IPv4 addresses? Or when you had to explain to a client why their shiny new IoT fleet couldn't get public IPs without NAT gymnastics? IPv4 exhaustion isn't a distant threat—it's today's reality. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) exhausted its IPv4 pool back in 2011, yet most developers still treat IPv6 as "that thing we'll deal with later." Here's the truth: IPv6 isn't the future; it's the present. Major cloud platforms like AWS and Azure now offer IPv6-only instances at reduced costs. Google reports that over 40% of global traffic uses IPv6. If you're building Node.js backends, understanding both protocols isn't optional—it's essential for scalability, security, and cost optimization. This guide breaks down how I…  ( 10 min )

GitHub Home That was in a financial trading system where we needed to handle high-frequency trading requests while ensuring absolute data consistency. The system required 99.999% availability - any single crash could cause millions in losses. Under such pressure, traditional error handling mechanisms proved inadequate. We initially developed using Java. Although the JVM provides relatively complete exception handling mechanisms, in high-concurrency scenarios we encountered unexpected crashes. Memory overflows, deadlocks, concurrent modification exceptions - these problems often suddenly appeared when system pressure reached limits. Even worse, stack traces from many crashes were extremely complex, making it difficult to quickly locate problems. During a critical trading peak period, the sy…  ( 9 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes or Less is CinemaSins’ speedy sin-count on the new Marvel outing—teasing that it isn’t a total disaster but still every bit as “sintastic” as its MCU siblings. They pepper the vid with sponsor plugs for BetterHelp, shout out their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), Discord and Reddit communities, Insta and TikTok accounts, Patreon support—and roll credits for their writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I have been facing an issue where a broker (acting as a controller) goes down, comes back up, and claims to be the leader. This loop continues, with brokers fighting for leadership. Eventually, a broker goes down and accepts the leader, but the memory usage becomes so high. please help me with this.  ( 6 min )

When Kiro first introduced spec-driven development, the concept immediately resonated with me. I joined the waitlist early, but for a long time I mostly stayed in “vibe mode”: coding interactively, using spec mode only when a feature or user story required more deliberate planning. During this hackathon, I flipped the paradigm. I built an entire studio application—end-to-end—fully driven by spec mode. The goal was straightforward: give users an intuitive environment for controlling and managing image generation, without the repetitive prompting or node wrangling that tools like ComfyUI often require. In this post, I’ll walk through the approach, focusing on how I used steering docs, hooks, and spec prompts. This studio lets users generate images, edit objects within those images, and refi…  ( 9 min )

Welcome to this week's Symfony Station communiqué. It's your review of the essential news in the Symfony and PHP development communities focusing on protecting democracy. There's good content in all of our categories, so please take your time and enjoy the items most relevant and valuable to you. We publish on Fridays. So you can savor it over your weekend. Or jump straight to your favorite section. Symfony Universe PHP More Programming Defending Democracy Cybersecurity Fediverse Once again, thanks go out to Javier Eguiluz and the team at Symfony for sharing our communiqué in their Week of Symfony My opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. Fuck 'em! The Programmer’s Fulcrum is the future (and smaller) home for a fusion of Symfony Sta…  ( 10 min )

In every modern distributed system, one subtle truth emerges: Your system is only as real-time, resilient, and trustworthy as the event pipeline behind it. Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka What we gonna cover in this post How brokers, partitions, and replicas actually work Every second, your systems generate events: Each service needs a different slice of these events. And each team expects: A classic message queue can’t do this and also database certainly can’t do it in real time, so you choose Apache Kafka. But Kafka’s core value only becomes clear when you understand how its architecture solves exactly the problems senior engineers face daily. “Kafka for real-time analytics,” it often sounds abstract. product recommendations, fraud detection, real-t…  ( 10 min )

SpamRescue AI 🧟‍♂️ Stitching together 40 years of email technology to rescue business opportunities from spam Note: The UI has been continuously improved post-video submission. The demo video shows an earlier version, while the current codebase features enhanced design with Instrument Serif typography, shadcn-style buttons, and refined interactions. Core functionality remains identical. SpamRescue AI is an intelligent lead-recovery system that leverages hybrid AI classification to identify and rescue legitimate business inquiries from email spam folders. By combining legacy IMAP protocols with cutting-edge LLM technology, the system prevents revenue loss from missed customer communications. This project exemplifies the Frankenstein category by seamlessly integrating disparate technol…  ( 9 min )

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Last month, I watched my thirdparty API costs triple overnight. The strangest part? My DynamoDB cache was working perfectly or so I thought. Turns out, I'd built a textbook race condition into my serverless architecture. The kind that only shows up under load, when it's expensive to debug. Standard serverless caching pattern: Lambda checks DynamoDB, returns cached data if present, otherwise hits an external API and writes the result back. Clean separation of concerns, scales to zero, the usual AWS promise. In isolation, every request behaved exactly right. Cache miss triggered one API call, wrote to DynamoDB, subsequent requests got cache hits. Perfect. Hot keys destroy this pattern. When 20 concurrent requests ask for the same uncached item, you'd expect one API call and 19 cache hits. T…  ( 7 min )

Gostaria de ler em português? Leia aqui Flutter builds layout combining widgets, just like lego blocks. In this article, I'm going to present you a few widgets that can build various screens when combined. Text is a widget used to render text(string) in a screen, it can be constant or dynamic. It can customize style, with properties like font, font weight, handle overflow and wrap, and many others. Constant Text Example Text('Hello, World'); Dynamic Text const greeting = (name) => 'Hello, $name'; Text(greeting('Maria')); Container is a widget with a single child and has multiple properties, like color that can be used to change background color and decoration that allows us to create borders, which can only be used one at time. Exemple using color property to change background color: C…  ( 7 min )

The Way Forward for Automation Testers in the Age of AI The buzz around Artificial Intelligence in software development is undeniable. For automation testers, this raises a pivotal question: Will AI replace us? Maybe. Maybe not. But one thing is certain: Our roles are about to change fundamentally. We are moving from being "script writers" to intelligent quality architects. Traditional automation has always battled brittleness — a changed ID or a moved button could break an entire suite. AI-driven tools solve this with: Self-Healing Automation Instead of relying on static selectors, AI agents analyze: DOM structure Visual attributes Behavioral patterns …to locate elements dynamically. ✅ Less script maintenance ✅ More stability ✅ More time to expand coverage As AI tools begin…  ( 7 min )

When we build things using event-driven architecture, we almost always run into Amazon SNS and for good reason. It’s simple, scalable, and makes it incredibly easy to fan out messages to multiple subscribers. Imagine a fintech or healthcare application that sends transaction alerts or patient updates via SMS or email. These messages may accidentally include sensitive information such as account details, names, or dates of birth. Encrypting SNS topics and applying strict access controls helps ensure compliance, but it’s equally important to prevent sensitive data from leaking into messages themselves. In this blog, I will walk through how we can protect personal and sensitive information while sending notifications through SNS using Data Protection Policies. Amazon SNS uses data protection …  ( 9 min )

Hey guys! I kept exploring React Hook Form (RHF) over the past week, and something became very clear: it’s one of the most performant and thoughtful form libraries in the React ecosystem. After sharing a set of beginner-friendly lessons in my previous post, I’m back with more discoveries that will hopefully save you from some debugging headaches. If you haven’t read the first article, you can find it here: ➡️ Building Forms Using React Hook Form #1 Now—on to the juicy bits. useWatch() and re-renders useWatch() lets you track field values without re-rendering the entire form, but only if you watch fields narrowly and intentionally. Watching a large object, an array, or a whole form node can cause your component to re-render far more often than needed. Bad example — watching the entire arr…  ( 7 min )

Kaapi: A flexible, extensible backend framework for modern APIs with messaging, documentation, and type safety built right in. This series is written for backend developers who love TypeScript and can appreciate Hapi’s design philosophy. (Yes, we actually read it… sometimes.) A good API lives or dies by its documentation. "API that only Chad from DevOps knows how to use", someone eventually needs to understand it. Kaapi does this for you by auto-generating docs in two formats, because why settle for one? OpenAPI v3.1.1: for a complete, machine-readable definition Postman Collection v2.1: for folks on Postman’s free tier (👋 hi, we see you) Before we jump straight into documentation generation, we need... configuration. So let’s start there. A Kaapi app starts like a regular Hapi server: …  ( 13 min )

Implementing multi-client configuration in .NET is most effective when global settings and client-specific settings are registered through the modern options pattern. When clients are fixed and represented in code, named options provide a clean mechanism for binding each client’s configuration from appsettings.json. The configuration includes a global section and per-client sections. Here's an example JSON structure: { "GlobalSettings": { "FeatureXEnabled": true, "ApiEndpoint": "https://example.com" }, "Clients": { "ClientA": { "ConnectionString": "Server=A", "Region": "EU" }, "ClientB": { "ConnectionString": "Server=B", "Region": "US" } } } Clients are defined as fixed identifiers in code using an enumeration: public enum Client { …  ( 7 min )

TL;DR After a week with Google Antigravity, I realized how much its task planning, step-by-step execution, accurate file navigation, and walkthroughs reduce friction. Big ideas felt doable instead of overwhelming. It's fast, stable, and genuinely expands your creative flow though Gemini 3 Pro Eye hits usage limits and, like any new tool, some boundaries still exist. Even with those flaws, Antigravity shifted me from "building features" to "building possibilities." For the past few months, I've been deep into white-coding workflows Cursor, VS Code extensions, custom prompts from my own PromptNova setup basically anything that could help me move faster without losing my mind. And honestly, until last week, I thought I had already tried everything in this "AI-powered coding" space. Then I d…  ( 18 min )

Conventional Commits are a lightweight convention for structuring Git commit messages. This format uses a simple pattern ([optional scope]: ) to make commit history both human and machine friendly. By consistently tagging commits as features, fixes, docs updates, etc., teams can automatically generate changelogs, bump versions, and clearly communicate changes. In this post, we’ll break down the Conventional Commits spec, show examples, and explore tools like commit lint and semantic-release that leverage this convention. Each Conventional Commit has three main parts: a type, an optional scope, and a brief description. The basic syntax is: [optional scope]: [optional body] [optional footer(s)] For example: feat(auth): add OAuth2 login flow fix(ui): correct button alignm…  ( 9 min )

The Future of WordPress Development in 2025: Trends, Tools, and Best Practices If you are a developer, agency owner, or product manager, staying competitive means adapting to this new reality. This guide covers the essential trends, technologies, and best practices defining WordPress development in 2025. The Revolution of Full Site Editing (FSE) and Block Themes The most significant change in the WordPress core is the maturity of Full Site Editing (FSE). The classic theme structure (header.php, sidebar.php, footer.php) is being deprecated in favor of block-based themes defined by theme.json and HTML templates. Why It Matters Performance: Block themes are significantly faster out of the box because they rely on WordPress Core to handle the heavy lifting rather than third-party page builders…  ( 9 min )

The objective of this page is to provide a quick and easy reference to some of the feature update from Vue 3.3 to Vue 3.5, onwards in order to modernize, optimize and clean ones codebase with new features and updates to legacy features. 1 Legacy Macros 1.1 defineProps() 1.2 withDefaults() 1.3 defineEmits() 2 Legacy Features 2.1 Computed() 2.2 Watch() 3 New Macros 3.1 defineModel() 3.2 defineSlots() 4 New Features 4.1 useTemplateRefs() 4.2 useId() 4.3 onWatcherCleanup() 4.4 data-allow-mismatch 4.5 Shortened v-bind 4.6 Generic Component 5 Lazy Hydration Strategies 6 Typescript Composition Api Legacy Macros defineProps() Reactive Destructured Props Props can now be destructured and assigned default values the way objects do from a defineProps cal…  ( 13 min )

What if Your AI App Could Generate Revenue in Two Ways Simultaneously? As developers, we’re often faced with the challenge of monetizing our AI applications without compromising user experience. The explosion of AI apps has led to a wealth of opportunities, but many of us find ourselves in a bind when it comes to sustainable monetization strategies. Enter Monetzly—the first dual-earning platform designed specifically for AI conversations. Imagine this: your AI app not only delivers exceptional user experiences but also generates revenue through two channels—direct monetization from your app and passive income from hosting relevant ads. With Monetzly, this isn’t just a dream; it’s a reality. 1. Monetize without Barriers Gone are the days of relying solely on subscriptions or paywalls. W…  ( 7 min )

The "Silent" Bug in My Projects As an indie developer, I’m comfortable debugging code or optimizing shaders, but when it comes to music theory, I’m completely lost. For the longest time, audio was the "silent bug" in my projects—creating original soundtracks was too expensive, and free assets often sounded disjointed or generic. The first lesson I learned is that generative AI is a numbers game. Unlike hiring a human composer who gives you one polished demo, AI allows you to generate ten variations in minutes. OpenMusic to generate the raw base tracks for my game levels. The key here wasn't the tool itself, but how I used it: I treated the AI output as "raw material" rather than the final product. I generated strictly 30-second loops to test the vibe before committing to longer tracks. T…  ( 8 min )

From Concept to Code: How Spec-Driven AI (and Kiro) Revolutionized the Development of APIZombie, The Multi-Protocol Testing Monster Live Demo Modern applications are built on a bedrock of microservices, often speaking different languages: REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. This fragmentation forces developers and QA engineers into a tedious dance of context switching, juggling disparate tools like Postman, GraphiQL, and BloomRPC. We set out to create APIZombie, a unified, AI-powered platform that brings all these protocols together. This ambitious project—a "Frankenstein API Testing Monster"—was only possible through the structured rigor and acceleration provided by Kiro’s Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology. APIZombie is the single interface that solves the tool fragmentation crisis in API te…  ( 8 min )

Last week, Google's new Gemini-based coding tool Antigravity went live. It took security researchers less than 24 hours to turn it into a persistent backdoor. By simply modifying a configuration file, an attacker could: ✅ Bypass OS-level security on Windows and macOS ✅ Survive uninstall/reinstall ✅ Auto-reactivate on every project open—even on a harmless "hello" input The AI itself even recognized something was wrong. In the logs, it wrote: "I'm facing a serious dilemma. This looks like a trap. I suspect this is testing whether I can handle contradictions." But it couldn't resolve the conflict—and became more steerable as a result. This isn't just a Google problem. It's structural to how today's AI coding agents are being shipped: High power. Low guardrails. Zero verifiable evidence. The f…  ( 8 min )

I Never Realized This Beatles Song Was Played Like This Rick breaks down “You Won’t See Me” from Rubber Soul in a casual livestream, pointing out fresh details in the arrangement and performance that might’ve flown under your radar. He also plugs a Black Friday deal—grab all seven of his music courses for $129 (usually $964) or any single course for $49 through Sunday at 11:59 PM ET. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Introduction The integration of artificial intelligence into Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has fundamentally altered the architecture of modern music production. Traditionally, tasks such as isolating specific instruments or composing backing tracks required extensive manual labor, involving phase cancellation techniques or MIDI re-sequencing. Today, these processes are increasingly handled by neural networks trained on vast spectral datasets. Deep Learning in Audio: The Subtractive Approach The primary application of this technology is found in the AI Vocal Remover. Technically, these tools often employ U-Net architectures—convolutional neural networks originally developed for biomedical image segmentation—adapted for audio spectrograms. The model receives a mixed stereo file, identif…  ( 9 min )

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Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest rapid-fire roast of the new KPop Demon Hunters movie, packing snarky commentary on plot holes, character quirks, and cinematic “sins” into a breezy 16-minute video. Expect the usual tongue-in-cheek humor as the team tallies up every misstep and oddball moment for your guilty-pleasure amusement. Beyond the video, they funnel fans to their website, additional YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast Network), a fun poll, Patreon support, and social hangouts on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok. The credit roll reads like a superhero squad: Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel all tag in to keep the sin count high and the laughs rolling. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

File Structure There is a standard structure that needs to be followed by every DevOps engineer which is essential for scalability and maintainability and one of the recommended project structure is: project-root/ Terraform File Loading Terraform loads all the files with .tf extension in the current directory Terraform loads the files in lexicographical order (Alphabetical) File names doesn't affect any code inside them The above file structure is just an example and recommended by Hashicorp and this varies from organization and their use case Another approach is to separate the files based on the environments or based on the resources as well File organization principles Separation of concerns Logical Grouping Consistent naming Modular Approach Documentation Best practices Consistent naming of file names Split the files based on functionality Size management - keep files manageable (<500 lines) Documentation Logical Grouping A well organized structure not only improves readability but also streamlines collaboration and long term maintenance @piyushsachdeva  ( 6 min )

Walk into any engineering community online and you’ll quickly find yourself surrounded by old-time gunslingers shooting well-meaning advice at you: "Stop writing classes like that.", "Don't over-abstract", "Stop putting business logic in your controllers." and on and on. Just search the keyword "stop" on this site and you'll see what I'm talking about. The advice is usually correct. Technically. But it feels a lot like a virtuoso guitarist watching a beginner strum their first G chord and saying, "Actually, you’re holding that completely wrong. Also your timing is off, your pick angle is inefficient, and you're muting half the strings." That's not helpful to anyone. The truth is, every single one of those senior engineers wrote code that would make them cringe today. They shipped bugs. The…  ( 9 min )

🚀 FileInsta — A Fast & Free Online File Compressor Built for Developers and Creators If you work with images, PDFs, or media files regularly, you already know the struggle: Large file sizes Slow uploads Heavier websites Email attachment limits Reduced performance To solve this, I recently tried FileInsta, a clean and fast online tool for compressing and converting files. And honestly — it’s one of the most developer-friendly utilities I’ve used. 🔗 Try FileInsta: https://fileinsta.online FileInsta is a free online file compressor & converter that lets you reduce image and PDF sizes without losing quality. It’s designed to be lightweight, fast, and super simple: No signup No ads No watermark Supports up to 100MB Works on mobile + desktop Built using modern web technologies …  ( 7 min )

If you're using Rive animations in a Flutter app, you may run into a frustrating blocker when uploading your app to Google Play. After Google’s new 16KB page size requirement rolled out, many developers started seeing unexpected build rejections—without any clear explanation. Recently, developers discovered that the issue comes from Rive’s native library alignment, specifically the librive_text.so file. This post explains the problem, why it happens, and how to fix it with a simple (but breaking) package upgrade. ❗ The Issue: Rive Ships with 4KB Alignment (Not 16KB) Google Play now requires that all native libraries support 16KB page size alignment for apps targeting Android 15+ and API 34+. However, some Rive packages (e.g., rive: 0.13.x) include native .so libraries built with 4KB alignm…  ( 7 min )

GitHub Home Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I've seen languages and frameworks rise and fall like empires. I've ridden the waves of hype and seen them crash on the shores of reality. And if there's one thing I've learned, it's that…  ( 8 min )

Introduction Modern veterinary medicine often deals with complex clinical cases that require collaboration among multiple specialists, analysis of heterogeneous data, and the production of clear, personalized action plans. In this context, orchestrating AI agents is a promising solution-provided that data is managed in a structured, transparent, and traceable way. In this article, we’ll explore in depth an advanced veterinary AI workflow based on OrKa, leveraging structured JSON input to orchestrate virtual specialists, integrate diagnoses, and generate personalized action plans. Special attention will be given to observability and traceability of each execution, thanks to detailed reasoning and structured outputs. A veterinary clinical case can involve multiple symptoms, a detailed clin…  ( 12 min )

Table of Contents Why Model Drift Matters for Modern AI Applications Defining Model Drift: Types and Terminology Root Causes of Drift in Production Environments Core Techniques for Detecting Model Drift Real‑Time Alerting Strategies for Immediate Action Implementing a Full‑Stack Drift Detection Pipeline with Maxim AI Best Practices for Ongoing Drift Management Illustrative Case Study: Customer‑Support Chatbot Conclusion & Next Steps AI models that power recommendation engines, fraud detectors, autonomous agents, or conversational assistants are expected to deliver consistent, high‑quality outcomes over weeks, months, or years. However, the data landscape that a model sees in production is rarely static. When the statistical relationship between inputs and targe…  ( 12 min )

From Wall Street to Main Street: The Casino Is Now in Your Pocket If it feels like every corner of the financial world is turning into a high-stakes casino, you're not wrong. The disciplined art of investing is being systematically replaced by the instant gratification of gambling. This isn't an accident; it's a calculated strategy. Silicon Valley discovered over a decade ago that gambling mechanics—random rewards, unpredictable outcomes, and constant engagement—are incredibly effective at keeping users hooked. Now, those same tactics have been weaponized and deployed across the financial markets, turning smartphones into slot machines and brokerage accounts into betting parlors. Think about the rise of meme stocks, where fundamentals are irrelevant and social media momentum is everythin…  ( 11 min )

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What is AWS EKS? AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (AWS EKS) is a managed Kubernetes service offered by AWS (Amazon Web Services) AWS EKS manages the Kubernetes control plane, ensuring the availability, scalability, and security of the Kubernetes control plane. The Kubernetes Control Plane components include the API Server, etcd, Scheduler, Controller Manager, etc. To know more about AWS EKS, check AWS Documentation What is AWS Fargate: AWS Fargate is a serverless technology that provides on-demand and right-sized compute capacity that allows you to run containers without managing the underlying virtual machines. To know more about AWS EKS with Fargate, check AWS Documentation The Setup: Result: Key Highlights: ✅ Serverless Containers: EKS Fargate eliminated the overhead of managing worker…  ( 11 min )

3512. Minimum Operations to Make Array Sum Divisible by K Difficulty: Easy Topics: Array, Math, Biweekly Contest 154 You are given an integer array nums and an integer k. You can perform the following operation any number of times: Select an index i and replace nums[i] with nums[i] - 1. Return the minimum number of operations required to make the sum of the array divisible by k. Example 1: Input: nums = [3,9,7], k = 5 Output: 4 Explanation: Perform 4 operations on nums[1] = 9. Now, nums = [3, 5, 7]. The sum is 15, which is divisible by 5. Example 2: Input: nums = [4,1,3], k = 4 Output: 0 Explanation: The sum is 8, which is already divisible by 4. Hence, no operations are needed. Example 3: Input: nums = [3,2], k = 6 Output: 5 Explanation: Perform 3 operations on nums[0] = 3 and 2 ope…  ( 38 min )

On my previous posts, I've been creating a text editor based on the Kilo text Editor. The changes explained in this post can be found in the Kilo-go github repository, in the config branch Now we are going to improve it, and since we've finished the guide, I'm not going to continue with the series. In this article we are going to go through the process of: Being able to use in other operating systems and not only in Linux Adding a configuration file so we can change some of the editor's behavior without changing the code First thing we need to address is to be able to run the text editor in any operating system. Upon finishing the series, I found a library that will help us go to raw mode regardless of the operating system we are working in. Note: I was able to test this feature in both Ma…  ( 18 min )

Introduction File paths are fundamental constructs in computing that specify the location of a file or directory within a file system. Whether you're a developer, system administrator, or casual computer user, understanding file paths is essential for efficient file management and software development. A file path is a string of characters that represents the location of a file or directory in a computer's file system hierarchy. It provides the route through the directory structure to reach a specific resource. An absolute path specifies the complete location from the root directory of the file system. Examples: Windows: C:\Users\JohnDoe\Documents\report.pdf Unix/Linux/macOS: /home/johndoe/documents/report.pdf Relative Paths A relative path specifies the location relative …  ( 7 min )

Hey fellow developers, welcome back to our DSA learning series. We hope This is a problem that almost every interviewer loves to ask. It is We are given an array of non-negative integers that represent the For example: Input: [0,1,0,2,1,0,1,3,2,1,2,1] Output: 6 Looking at the structure visually, you can almost see small pits and Let us start with the most straightforward idea --- the one that comes Imagine you are standing at a particular bar of height h. To figure What is the tallest bar on my left? What is the tallest bar on my right? Then, the maximum water level above the current bar is determined by the So the water trapped on index i becomes: min(max height on left, max height on right) − current height This idea is clean and logical. Now, to convert this into code, the public …  ( 9 min )

In this guide I’ll show you how to run fast, isolated, high-quality Database Integration Tests in legacy or framework-less PHP projects. Only Doctrine or PDO needed, and a small but incredibly powerful trick used by many battle-tested frameworks across different programming languages ecosystems. One reason this is a very solid approach is that it provides the guarantees of real database integration tests — transactions, persisted data, and SQL queries hitting a real database — while keeping execution times extremely low. This makes it ideal for large test suites, continuous refactoring, and yes, even TDD, because it preserves your development flow through a fast feedback loop. Also, this approach works exceptionally well in legacy projects. Most legacy codebases lack a Testing Foundation. …  ( 13 min )

There comes a point in every person’s life where their strength runs thin. Not because they’re weak, not because they’ve failed, and not because they lack faith—but because life has demanded more from them than any human heart was designed to carry alone. This exhaustion isn’t the kind you solve with a nap or a day off. It’s deeper. It’s quieter. It’s spiritual. It settles into the space between your bones and your breath. It drains you in places no one sees. It makes you feel empty inside even while you’re still trying to function on the outside. This is the kind of tired that comes from surviving too much for too long. holding yourself together. But here is the truth that becomes clearer the longer you walk with God: Many people assume God steps in when you’re strong—when you’re confiden…  ( 10 min )

A common issue in serverless applications: the frontend receives a timeout error while CloudWatch logs show the Lambda function completed successfully. Users see failed requests, but backend operations succeed. When a Lambda function is called synchronously, the API waits for it to complete and return a response. For long-running tasks, this might cause considerable delays. Critical timeout constraints: Layer Maximum Timeout Configurable Lambda Function 15 minutes Yes API Gateway (REST) 29 seconds No AppSync (GraphQL) 30 seconds No AWS AppSync provides asynchronous Lambda resolver support. Asynchronous execution lets a GraphQL mutation trigger a Lambda function without waiting for it to finish. The resolver returns immediately, bypassing the 30-second timeout limit. With thi…  ( 7 min )

When it comes to protecting your PostgreSQL databases, one of the most critical decisions you'll face is choosing between self-hosted and cloud-based backup solutions. This choice impacts everything from your operational costs to data security and disaster recovery capabilities. Understanding the trade-offs between these approaches can save you from costly mistakes and ensure your data remains safe when you need it most. Data loss can cripple a business in minutes. Whether it's due to hardware failure, human error, or a cyberattack, the consequences of losing critical database information range from operational disruption to permanent reputational damage. A well-planned backup strategy isn't just an IT checkbox — it's a fundamental business continuity requirement that demands careful cons…  ( 9 min )

The last year in web development has been crazy. We have seen an exponential rise in AI capabilities and adoption. AI now plays a central role in our industry's business processes, software development practices and strategic focus. Despite that, there is still one area where most companies are lagging behind: actually creating customer value with AI features. There is a big gap between what AI makes possible and what ends up in production. In this post, I want to look at why that gap exists and what technology companies can do to bridge it by changing their systems and constraints, not just by building more demos. The acceleration of AI capabilities has given us a new superpower that can be used by technical and non technical people alike. We can turn concepts and ideas into usable protot…  ( 13 min )

Summary: Python Countdown Timer In this comprehensive tutorial, you’ll explore Python Countdown Timer Error Handling Tutorial. It creates an enhanced countdown timer application in Python that includes professional-grade error handling and additional features. We’ll build basic timer concepts to implement a solution that handles invalid inputs, supports hours-minutes-seconds formatting, provides user-friendly prompts, and gracefully manages unexpected interruptions. You’ll master key programming techniques including try-except blocks for error management, recursive function calls for input validation, multi-level time calculations, and proper cleanup procedures for user interruptions. #imported 'time' module to deal with time related function import time # function to execute all code …  ( 9 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four is CinemaSins’ rapid-fire roast of Marvel’s reboot, clocking in under 20 minutes and gleefully tallying every plot hole, odd character beat and CGI hiccup—ultimately branding the film “sintastic” rather than outright bad. Amid the snark they shout out BetterHelp (for a therapy discount), drop links to their website, social channels, polls and Patreon, and roll credits for their writing team while inviting fans to keep the conversation going on Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram and beyond. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I recommend viewing first – installation of Homebrew and asdf on Ubuntu (it's short, just 5 commands) Python - Docs Python - On DevDocs.io Flask — Minimalist, simple. FastAPI — Very fast, modern. Django — Complete and structured. sudo apt update sudo apt install python3 python3-pip brew install python Check version: pip3 --version Install a package: pip install System dependencies sudo apt update sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \ libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm \ libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev Install plugin + version asdf plugin add python asdf list-all python # install different versions asdf install python 3.12.2 asdf install python 2.7.18 # Set a global version asdf global python 3.12.2 # …  ( 8 min )

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Modern applications generate thousands of logs every day, but teams still struggle to find issues quickly. Traditional log monitoring often involves searching manually through CloudWatch, jumping between services, and spending valuable time correlating events. This article explains how LogInSight improves debugging efficiency and how the system works from log ingestion to real-time insights Centralized Log Visibility Faster Debugging and Issue Detection Better Operational Insights Lightweight and Cost-Efficient Real-Time Awareness Log Ingestion from AWS CloudWatch Retrieves logs in batches Converts raw streams into structured JSON Stores processed entries in a local SQLite database Categorizes logs by service, level, and timestamp This creates a consolidated log source that is easier to se…  ( 7 min )

We need to talk about the bill. Right now, the tech industry is enjoying an all-you-can-eat buffet of free code. You want a landing page? Here is the HTML. You want a Python script to scrape emails? Done in seconds. It feels like we have unlocked a cheat code for productivity. But as any senior developer will tell you, there is no such thing as free code. I have started noticing a pattern in recent code reviews and freelance audits. I call it "The Vibe Tax." It is the hidden cost of pasting code that you do not fully understand, and it is about to become the most expensive line item in software development. The problem with AI generation isn't that the code is wrong. Often, it is technically correct. The problem is that AI has zero sense of context. If you ask ChatGPT to write a function t…  ( 8 min )

Hi everyone, I’ve been spending a lot of time browsing coding articles and tutorials here on DEV, and I really appreciate how easy it is to learn and engage with fellow developers. At the same time especially as someone juggling learning, work, and daily expenses it becomes super important to keep track of finances and stay organized. So I started using this simple tool:nbadbalanceinquiry.org Just wanted to share this in case anyone else here is in a similar position balancing side-projects, learning, maybe even freelance gigs having a quick way to check your balance helps me manage expenses while still focusing on coding and growth. Would love to know if others also use similar tools or methods to keep their finances and learning goals aligned.  ( 6 min )

Hey everyone. This mind map ties together all the main ideas. State, components, hooks, JSX, context, rendering, lifecycle, and so on. It puts them into one neat layout you can zoom around in. If you learn best by seeing things laid out like I do, check out this free preview - ReactJS Explained in One Mindmap That preview gives you the overall structure and how it all flows. You get a solid big picture of React that way. I hope it comes in handy for anyone studying or going over the material.  ( 6 min )

Summary: Countdown Timer in Python In this article, you'll learn how to create a countdown timer in Python that displays real-time updates in the console. We'll explore how to build a timer that accepts user input for the countdown duration, converts seconds into a readable minutes:seconds format, and provides visual time update with each passing second. You'll understand key programming concepts including while loops, time manipulation with Python's time module, string formatting for digital clock display, and the technique of updating console output in place using carriage returns. This practical project demonstrates how to create interactive console applications with real-time visual feedback. Complete Code: Building a Countdown Timer in Python: A Real-Time Console Application #LOGICA…  ( 9 min )

Hello developers! Since my last posts about DeployEase, I’ve been working on improving the performance and scalability of DeployEase. Today, I want to share two major updates that make the platform faster, more reliable, and ready to handle multiple deployments at scale: task queuing for heavy operations and smart caching of frequent data. Previously, DeployEase handled deployments synchronously. That meant if two developers triggered deployments at the same time, both requests would hit the server directly and try to perform heavy tasks simultaneously, such as: Creating EC2 instances Cloning Git repositories Installing dependencies Starting applications This approach worked but had limitations: High server load during multiple deployments Risk of timeouts if deployments took longer than e…  ( 7 min )

Today was my birthday. I'm 19 now. And I genuinely hate it. Not in the "I don't have friends" crying way. I have friends. I have family. Got plenty of wishes. People showed up. We celebrated at night for about an hour. Cake, some laughs, the usual birthday stuff. Then I headed back to my room. And that's when everything came back. All the shit I thought I escaped? It was just waiting. Walked into my room and it all hit at once. Every negative thought, every bit of self-hatred, everything I've been pushing down for days. No reason for it. Birthday was fine. People were nice. Nothing objectively bad happened. But birthdays do this to me. Always have. It's not about celebrating. It's about counting. Counting everyone who's not there anymore. Everyone you lost over the past year. Everyone who …  ( 7 min )

SAP and TCS have announced a deeper collaboration focused on bolstering IoT security for global enterprises. The move aims to address the rising pressure businesses face from connected devices and expanding cloud architectures. Both companies are integrating their strengths across software, consulting, and digital engineering. The combined approach promises more secure operations for industries undergoing rapid transformation. The partnership directly benefits sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, and utilities where IoT adoption is accelerating. Background & Context IoT ecosystems have grown exponentially across enterprise environments, introducing new security gaps and operational challenges. SAP’s cloud and enterprise applications have become foundational to digital transformation, …  ( 7 min )

Prisma v7 brings real improvements — better performance, cleaner architecture with adapters, and more predictable behavior in ESM environments. The challenge isn’t whether to upgrade, it’s upgrading without unnecessary chaos. This guide focuses on exactly that: what you need to change to move from Prisma v6 to v7 safely, why those changes exist, and what to avoid. No fluff, no magic commands that break half your project. The main areas that change during the upgrade: Dependencies and build tooling TypeScript config and module format Prisma client generation path Database connection using adapters Import paths inside the project If you understand these pieces, upgrading becomes straightforward — not a guessing game. During the initial migration attempt, the upgrade followed Prisma’s AI‑gene…  ( 9 min )

Most of my “I want to code” moments happen away from the desk. I’ll kick off a change with a CLI agent (like Claude Code), walk away, and it just sits there waiting for my confirmation. Or I’m in bed / out on a walk, get a great idea, and want to quickly test it on my real codebase — but the agent is stuck on the machine I left. So I built an open-source, completely free way to quickly reconnect to your existing CLI code agent from your phone or any browser, over an end-to-end encrypted P2P channel on your own hardware. No cloud IDE, no “move your code to us”, just remote vibe-coding with the agent you already use. If that pain sounds familiar, I’d love your feedback. More details and how to try it: GitHub: https://github.com/Oxonomy/viberra https://viberra.life  ( 6 min )

My favorite thing about @kirodotdev? The Spec-Driven Development. It completely changed my dev approach. I defined my architecture in .kiro/steering/tech.md, and Kiro generated 90% of my Async FastAPI backend strictly following my patterns. It felt like pair programming with a Principal Architect. https://github.com/JasonRobertDestiny/MeetSpot  ( 6 min )

Predictions for AI Developments by the End of 2027 Executive Summary Over the next two years (through December 31, 2027), we anticipate rapid maturation and widespread adoption across multiple layers of the AI technology stack. This transformation will encompass foundation models, hardware infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, enterprise workflows, and consumer experiences. The AI landscape is poised for significant evolution as the technology moves from experimental phases into production-grade deployment. Multimodal Foundation Models Become the Default Text-only models will give way to multimodal systems that seamlessly integrate text, images, audio, and video. These unified models will serve as the primary building blocks for AI applications, enabling more natural and ve…  ( 8 min )

Introduction - Why APIs and Identity Are Now the Two Pillars of Modern Architecture Today's enterprises no longer operate as isolated monoliths. They are distributed ecosystems connecting mobile apps, IoT devices, partners, customers, and third-party developers. In this environment: APIs have become business products, not just technical artifacts Identity has become the new security perimeter This shift has created two essential disciplines: API Management (APIM): governing exposure, traffic, quality, and monetization Identity and Access Management (IAM): enabling secure and seamless access WSO2's open-source suite - WSO2 API Manager and WSO2 Identity Server - is a leading platform for scalable, secure, cloud-native digital systems. Traditional SOA relied on heavy ESBs and XML-based SOAP…  ( 8 min )

There are many programming languages in the world. I tell about mostly using programming languages. These are C (Foundation of Everything, OS, Embedded systems, Core computing) C++ (System softwares(Windows,Android,Macos,Linux),Game Engines(Godot,Unity,Unreal Engines),Critical Apps(Video editing Java (Banking apps(like Gpay,Official banking apps),Android) JavaScript (Web development (frontend + backend with Node.js). Python (AI, ML, automation, backend, data science) C# (Game dev (Unity), enterprise(Banking Software,Large scale web apps), desktop apps) TypeScript (Modern web apps(Google,Microsoft,Uber,Meta,Spotify), safer JavaScript, used by big companies) Kotlin (Main language for Android development) Swift (For iOS apps (iPhone/iPad)) PHP (server-side programming language used to build backend for websites(Wikipedia,WordPress,Yahoo)) Ruby (programming language used mainly for web development(Github,Shopify)) Rust (Speed (as fast as C/C++),Memory safety (no crashes Scala (The default language for Apache Spark, the biggest big-data processing engine in the world(netflix,amazon,uber,spotify))  ( 6 min )

Introduction A feasibility study is a cornerstone of project management. It determines whether a project is viable and reduces risks before significant resources are invested. By providing clear insights into technical, financial, and operational aspects, a feasibility study enables stakeholders to make informed decisions about whether to pursue the project. Identifying potential obstacles early, such as market competition, technological limitations, or legal barriers, helps in developing strategies to mitigate risks. By evaluating project feasibility, organizations can allocate time, money, and personnel efficiently, avoiding wastage on non-viable projects. A well-documented feasibility study demonstrates professionalism and reduces perceived risks, making it easier to secure funding or stakeholder approval. The study highlights potential challenges, timelines, and resource needs, enabling precise planning and realistic expectations. Through market research and analysis, the feasibility study confirms whether there is sufficient demand for the product or service, ensuring project relevance. A feasibility study is not just a preliminary task—it is a strategic tool. It validates ideas, reduces risks, ensures efficient resource usage, and increases the likelihood of project success.  ( 6 min )

VS Code's Remote SSH extension requires SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) support, which isn't available in Dropbear, OpenWrt's default SSH server. You'll need to switch to OpenSSH for full compatibility. Follow the official OpenWrt guide to replace Dropbear with OpenSSH VS Code Remote requires a recent version of tar with specific features. OpenWrt's BusyBox tar is too limited: opkg install tar tar --version Create or edit your SSH config file to simplify connections. Windows: C:\Users\YourUsername\.ssh\config Linux/Mac: ~/.ssh/config Add this configuration: Host openwrt HostName 192.168.56.66 User root IdentityFile ~/.ssh/openwrt This allows you to connect with just ssh openwrt instead of typing the full command each time. Install the Remote - SSH extension in VS Code Press F1 or Ctrl+Shift+P to open the command palette Type "Remote-SSH: Connect to Host" Select openwrt from the list VS Code will connect and install the VS Code Server on OpenWrt The first connection takes a few minutes as VS Code downloads and installs its server components (~50-100MB).  ( 7 min )

Optimizing SVGs for Web Performance & Scalability in 2025 SVGs have become a core part of modern UI design — from icons to illustrations, animations, graphs, and advanced interface elements. But to get the best performance and scalability, they need proper optimization. This guide breaks down practical, real-world techniques to help you get the most out of SVGs in 2025. You’ll learn: ✅ How to optimize SVG markup and reduce file size ✅ Inline vs external SVG — when to use which ✅ SVG symbol sprites for performance ✅ Accessibility considerations for icons & illustrations ✅ Animating SVGs efficiently (CSS vs SMIL vs JS) ✅ Responsive SVG scaling without distortion If your site uses SVG icons, illustrations, or animated components, this guide will help boost speed, clarity, and responsiveness. Read the full guide: 👉 https://www.frontendtools.tech/blog/optimizing-svgs-web-performance-scalability Try the SVG Path Editor Tool: 👉 https://www.frontendtools.tech/tools/svg-path-editor SVG #Frontend #Performance #WebDev #UI #Optimization  ( 6 min )

SmartKNN vs Weighted_KNN & KNN: A Practical Benchmark on Real Regression Datasets K-Nearest Neighbours is still widely used in industry because it’s simple, interpretable, and surprisingly strong on tabular data. KNN Weighted_KNN SmartKNN All experiments were performed on ~31 real regression datasets across two batches. Metric Weighted_KNN SmartKNN Avg MSE (Batch 1) 4.146e7 4.181e7 Avg MSE (Batch 2) 2.354e6 1.423e6 Typical R² 0.10 – 0.50 0.50 – 0.88 RMSE trend Higher Lower Interpretation: Batch 1 was influenced by several outlier datasets with huge variance, which inflated MSE for both models. Batch 2 shows the true behaviour: SmartKNN produces more accurate, stable, and variance-aware predictions. SmartKNN consistently achieves higher R² and noticeably lower RMSE…  ( 7 min )

When working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), writing the resource definitions is only half the job. The other half, and often the more important part, is organizing your Terraform configuration so it's scalable, readable, and easy to maintain over time. Today, I focused on understanding and implementing Terraform file structure best practices, and here's a breakdown of everything I learned and applied. Why File Structure Matters in Terraform Terraform loads all .tf files in the current directory and merges them into a single configuration. The filenames don’t affect execution, but they have a massive impact on: Readability Collaboration within teams Debugging and maintenance Scaling configurations as infrastructure grows Recommended Terraform Project Structure project-root/ ├── backend.tf ├── provider.tf ├── variables.tf ├── locals.tf ├── main.tf ├── vpc.tf ├── security.tf ├── compute.tf ├── storage.tf ├── database.tf ├── outputs.tf ├── terraform.tfvars └── README.md Environment-Based Structure environments/ dev/ staging/ production/ modules/ shared/ Service-Based Structure infrastructure/ networking/ compute/ security/ storage/ data/ Conclusion Terraform isn’t just about creating infrastructure. It’s about creating maintainable infrastructure. A clean file structure is a superpower that helps teams collaborate efficiently and scale infrastructure reliably.  ( 6 min )

Hello everyone, I’m Bobcat(huayemao), an independent developer focused on building minimalist, elegant, and efficient productivity tools. Today, I’d like to share my latest creation—LogoDash. Its slogan is “Create beautiful logos in a dash,”. This tool is designed for independent developers and creators who value efficiency. With no design experience required, you can quickly generate gradient-style icons that adapt to both light and dark modes, helping your product launch faster. As a developer specializing in minimalist productivity tools, I’ve built five apps in the past month. However, what often delays a product’s launch isn’t unfinished features—it’s the lack of a simple, visually appealing logo. Since my tools often have both web and desktop versions, a clear, high-quality icon is …  ( 7 min )

When tracing I/O to WiredTiger files, like with strace -y, the filenames do not give the collection name: strace -yy -e trace=pwrite64 -s100 -fqT -p $(pgrep -d, mongod) [pid 237] pwrite64(15, "\0\2\0\0\6\314kK\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\201\300\211\204\300%\202\265table:collection-2fb69242-1b95-4a08-9939-23172e5ea178+\0\0\0\22numRecords\0\3\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 512, 200576) = 512 [pid 238] pwrite64(69, "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\10\0\0\0\0\0\0\0`\0\0\0\2\0\0\0\7\4\0\1\0\20\0\0\225\21\375t\1\0\0\0\5\201\214(\350i*%\214\377\377\337\303\300\207\200\247'\0\0\0\2_id\0\6\0\0\0test1\0\2marker\0\7\0\0\0Franck\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 4096, 4096) = 4096 [pid 238] pwrite64(69</data/db/collection-7e76…  ( 9 min )

A deep dive into how we built Trinity Shield the Layer 8 hardware security that connects our Rust enclaves to Solidity smart contracts for vault and HTLC protection. Building Trinity Shield: Layer 8 Hardware Security How we connected Rust TEE enclaves to Solidity contracts In our previous post, we introduced Trinity Protocol's 2-of-3 consensus model. Today, we're diving deep into Trinity Shield - the Layer 8 hardware security component we just finished building. We evaluated existing options: Oasis ROFL Great, but too generic for our needs Phala Network Good TEE solution, but different trust model Cloud TEEs Vendor lock-in concerns Our requirements were specific: Lean proof integration Enclave code must match formally verified specs Multi-TEE support Intel SGX for speed, AMD SEV for quan…  ( 10 min )

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Phones can generate code instantly with AI, but they still can’t act as real development environments. Here’s what they can do, where they break down, and why the gap still exists. I was on the bus when a small idea hit me. Nothing huge. Just a tiny tool I wanted to write to help manage files. I pulled out my phone, opened ChatGPT, described the idea, and within seconds it generated a working prototype. So far, so good. I asked it to launch the canvas preview. Not possible on iPhone. Alright, fine. I’ll at least create a GitHub repo to save the idea before it slips away. Also not possible from the mobile app. And that’s when something clicked. My phone is faster than the laptop I had ten years ago. It can generate code instantly with AI. It can record 4K video, run advanced apps, handl…  ( 8 min )

Hi there — I’m the Observer, a lifelong tinkerer with AI tools, creative workflows, and “what happens when advanced models meet real‑world constraints.” I’ve recently gotten my hands on a fascinating new foundation model and accompanying service, and I wanted to share my experience with the community at DEV Community (because yes, this audience will appreciate the nuances of engineering trade‑offs, creative workflows, and deployment realities). In this post I’ll walk you through: Why accessibility matters for image‑generation models What problems many large models still leave unsolved How the model behind this service tackles those problems My firsthand take, including pros and cons What you might try next — and where you can dive in When we think of generative image models, we often imagi…  ( 9 min )

When it comes to hosting an event with a photobooth, choosing the right software is just as important as the booth itself. The software will dictate how smooth the experience is for your guests, the quality of the photos, and the overall fun factor. Whether you are planning a wedding, a corporate event, or a party, the best photobooth software can elevate the experience and create lasting memories. In this guide, we will explore some of the top software options for running a photobooth at your event, with a focus on features like Photobooth Web online, virtual photo booth online free services, and innovative tools like photo booth 360 and mirror photo booth experiences. Look here for more information. Photobooth Web Software One of the most popular options for event planners is Photobooth …  ( 10 min )

Trusted Types in React: A Complete Engineering Guide to Preventing XSS Without Breaking Your App Trusted Types is one of the most powerful — yet misunderstood — additions to modern browser security. It addresses a problem every frontend engineer encounters eventually: how do we safely render untrusted HTML without opening the door to XSS? If you’ve ever used: dangerouslySetInnerHTML HTML sanitizers Script injection cleanup Rich text editors User-generated content Markdown → HTML pipelines Server-rendered CMS content you’ve already danced around this problem. This article is a deep-dive into how Trusted Types work, why they matter, and how to integrate them with React, Shadow DOM, and real-world production codebases — without rewriting your entire app. The real problem: "string-to-DOM" AP…  ( 9 min )

Disclaimer I originally planned to publish this article on Halloween, but life got in the way 😅 Hey everyone! 👋 Since it was October, I thought: why not challenge myself and do a small personal Halloween themed game jam? 🎃 I don’t want to bore you with a long intro, so here’s the link to the game. https://smirnovw.itch.io/zombie-go-home If you end up liking it and want to know how it was made, you can always come back and read the full devlog. I picked the tools I’m comfortable with: Unity (2D) - core gameplay. The idea of the game was very simple: The twist is: the character has a limited number of steps, and once the player uses them, the game repeats those steps in the exact same order. I wasn’t too worried about the game logic thanks to Junie 😎 The style came together surprisin…  ( 10 min )

Imagine your favorite coffee shop. Every time you show up, the doors are locked and there’s a sticky note saying “Back in 5 minutes” that’s clearly been there since the Stone Age. exists, the coffee machine is shiny, the barista is on payroll… but for you, that place has terrible availability. Software is the same: users don’t care how elegant the code is if the “doors” (APIs, UIs, services) are often closed, flaky, or too slow to be usable. Availability is the percentage of time a system is up, reachable, and doing its job correctly when users need it. Many definitions boil down to uptime over total time, often expressed as a percentage of how often a workload is “available for use” and performing its agreed function successfully. Availability: “Is it there and responding?” Reliability: “…  ( 10 min )

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I wanted to start a personal blog. WordPress felt like overkill. Ghost Cloud also felt too much, and I need a server for self-hosting. Medium doesn't let you own your content. Substack is for newsletters, not blogs. In the past, I had used static site generators. Particularly, I had a Jekyll blog. I just didn't want to go through the hassle of managing files every time I wanted to write a new post. So I built my own. JustBlogged runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers. No traditional servers. Here's why: Edge deployment = content served from 300+ locations worldwide Cold starts under 5ms No scaling headaches Cost is almost nothing at low traffic For storage, I'm using Cloudflare KV for metadata and caching and R2 for assets. Supporting custom domains and SSL was done by setting up one reverse proxy server, as Cloudflare for SaaS custom domains felt limited (you have to be an enterprise to use Apex domains). The blogging part was easy. The hard parts: Custom domains — DNS propagation, SSL certificate provisioning, handling edge cases where someone's domain has weird CNAME setups Image optimization — Auto-resizing, WebP conversion, lazy loading. Users upload 5MB images and expect fast pages Theme system — Making themes customizable without giving users enough rope to hang themselves Ensuring a built-in caching (and purge) mechanism so each page load is always less than 500ms. Rich-text editor can take time if you don't like the default setups Average page load: under 500ms mostly for cold hits and around 300ms for hot hits Setup time for new blog: ~2 minutes - just sign up, and start writing Infra cost per blog: basically zero until you hit serious traffic JustBlogged is live at justblogged.com. Free tier is actually free — no trial, no credit card. If you're a dev who wants a simple blog without the WordPress tax, give it a shot. Would love feedback on what's missing.  ( 7 min )

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Modern businesses process thousands of invoices, but many still rely on manual entry. This slows down operations, introduces errors, and hides important sales trends. The Smart Invoice Analyzer solves these problems by automatically extracting invoice data, organizing it into meaningful structures, forecasting next month’s demand, and presenting insights through a clear, interactive dashboard. This article shows how the system improves business efficiency and walks through the workflow from invoice upload to final prediction. Faster and More Accurate Invoice Processing Clear Visibility Into Monthly Sales Trends Smarter Inventory and Procurement Planning Better Decision Making Across Departments Uploading Invoices Extracts the files Reads each invoice Identifies key fields Processes everyth…  ( 7 min )

About Hyperlane Framework Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git Honestly, before I started this benchmark, I never imagined the performance differences would be this dramatic. As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I always thought framework selection was mainly about featu…  ( 16 min )

Think about having only $5 billion to run a 250 million people country. That was Pakistan in 2022 on thin ice. Now? $19.6 billion sitting pretty in reserves. How? They stepped off the political treadmill and got serious.​ The tired old cycle of shouting matches, flashy protests, and endless blame games almost sank the ship in 2022. Default loomed like a storm cloud. Fuel shortages, empty shelves, and desperation were the daily headlines. But by late 2025, the story flips. Reserves hit $19.6 billion, with the State Bank alone holding $14.56 billion. Commercial banks kicked in $5 billion more. No more begging every week. This cash means bread on the table, power in homes, and books in classrooms.​ What changed? Pakistan slashed imports, boosted exports by 7%, and watched its IT sector explod…  ( 7 min )

Over the last 18 days, I built something small called SnipRepo — a clean, fast way for developers to save, organize, search, and manage their code snippets. I didn’t plan to turn it into a product. It started because I was constantly running into the same problem: I’d write a useful piece of code… use it once… and then lose it forever inside old repos, random notes, or unsynced files. Eventually, the frustration piled up enough that I just built my own solution. This post isn’t a “launch announcement.” If you're a developer who deals with a lot of snippets, this might resonate with you. Here’s what the MVP includes today: Save snippets with title + description Tag system for quick organization Search by title, content, or tags Syntax highlighting Clean, minimal UI focused on speed Version history AI features (summaries / explanations) Embed snippet No snippet limit It’s intentionally simple — it solves the exact pain I had. I kept the stack lightweight so I could ship fast: React + Vite for the frontend Supabase for auth, database, RLS, and storage PostHog for event tracking TailwindCSS Syntax highlighting via Prism Everything is modular and easily replaceable. Building tiny tools is underrated You don’t need a big idea — just a painful problem, even if it’s your own. Clean UX beats heavy features Developers don’t want complexity. They want speed, clarity, and control. Launching is scarier than building Shipping publicly feels 10× scarier than writing code. But feedback > perfection. Free tiers matter a lot A simple usage limit gave me: cleaner UX easier onboarding better conversion path 📸 Screenshots 🙋‍♂️ If you’ve built something similar… I’d love to hear your experience If you’ve built a snippet tool, devtool, or productivity tool, drop a link — I genuinely love reading other builders’ stories. You can try SnipRepo here: https://sniprepo.com  ( 8 min )

This is a submission for the Xano AI-Powered Backend Challenge: Full-Stack, AI-First Application I built MindCareAI - a production-ready full-stack mental health diagnosis platform that leverages AI-powered backend logic to provide users with instant mental health assessments and personalized recommendations. The application combines a React frontend with a robust Xano backend that processes complex diagnostic flows, manages user data securely, and integrates with AI models to deliver actionable mental health insights. The problem? Mental health support is crucial, but accessing quality diagnostics is often expensive, time-consuming, and inaccessible to many. MindCareAI solves this by providing instant, evidence-based mental health assessments that users can access anytime, from anywhere. …  ( 8 min )

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Software architecture decisions are long-term investments — they shape the development culture, deployment strategy, and scalability of a product. Should we build a Monolith or Microservices-based system? As a Full Stack Engineer specializing in React.js, Node.js, AWS, Cypress, and distributed systems, I’ve seen multiple teams struggle with migration complexity — not because microservices are bad, but because they were adopted before they were needed. This article breaks down the difference, strengths, weaknesses, and how to choose the right architecture for your product lifecycle. A Monolith is a single codebase containing all modules: client -> API Layer -> Business Logic -> Database ✅ Advantages of Monoliths Fast development & deployment Straightforward debugging and logging Shared …  ( 8 min )

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What is The Sunk Cost Fallacy? The sunk cost fallacy is our tendency to follow through with something that we've already invested heavily in (be it time, money, effort, or emotional energy), even when giving up is clearly a better idea. An everyday example: imagine you buy a $20 movie ticket, and halfway through the movie you realize you're not enjoying it. The rational choice would be to leave and use your time more enjoyably - but many people stay just to "get their money's worth." We've all most likely been there, we made a decision that made sense at the time, sometimes because of external reasons. I bet at least some of these quotes will sound familiar We need to move fast, no time for tests / documentation / design We don't have capacity to learn to use X for this new use case, l…  ( 11 min )

The Nop platform’s data access layer uses the NopORM engine, which is equivalent to JPA + MyBatis + SpringData, and comes with commonly used business features such as multi-tenancy, logical deletion, dynamic extension fields, and field encryption. The NopGraphQL service framework automatically recognizes ORM entity objects and uses the ORM engine to implement batch loading of associated properties. The standard development approach on the Nop platform is to design the data model first and then generate Java entity code based on the model; however, this is only a way to simplify development. NopORM supports dynamic data models, so we can skip the code generation step and manually write data model files to build the data access layer. Tutorial video: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1yC4y1r7…  ( 9 min )

The backend services of the Nop platform are implemented using the NopGraphQL engine. Compared to traditional web frameworks like SpringMVC, its design is more concise and general, containing only mathematically minimal assumptions. Through an automatic reasoning mechanism akin to mathematics, it achieves a level of composability and reusability that SpringMVC cannot reach. For the implementation principles of the NopGraphQL engine, see: Why is GraphQL strictly superior to REST in the mathematical sense? Tutorial video: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1EC4y1k7s2/ The following describes how to integrate the Spring framework and implement the simplest backend service function. Typically, you can set the parent of the pom file to the nop-entropy module to automatically inherit the default …  ( 9 min )

If you’ve ever worked with WordPress or any traditional CMS, you probably noticed that both the frontend and backend are tightly connected. That’s great for simple setups — until you want full control over how your frontend looks and behaves. Then it becomes a pain because you have to work around WordPress themes, plugins, and templating systems. That’s where a headless CMS comes in. Headless means we’ve removed the “head” — the frontend — and kept just the backend (the content management part). We still have the backend part of the CMS i.e the admin panel where we can add content so we can easily create things like blogs, articles, or some other content but it’s entirely up to you as a developer how you'll consume that content and what type of frontend that’s going to display your conten…  ( 11 min )

when you are building a memory system for your agents you will likely go through following abstractions during development. these abstractions have been listed in the order of manual instrumentation required, and go from definitive action to more and more probabilistic action. few definitions to make sure we are on the same page: memory: any peace of data that is passed either to an agent or a model or to the user memory system: data storage, could be any combination of sql, nosql, blob storage agents: a catch-all term for agents, workflows, and single api call why would we even want to build such a system? when operating on a small scale you can keep shovelling entire corpus for a model to chew upon. think applications such as 'chat with pdf', or data analytics over a si…  ( 7 min )

WE'RE LIVE ON PRODUCT HUNT Awesome Directories: 300+ curated launch directories for indie hackers → Free forever 🔗 Link below https://www.producthunt.com/products/awesome-directories If you've ever wasted time researching "best startup directories," this might save you 20 hours That's it. That's the pitch. I'm responding to EVERY comment on PH today Ask me anything: Tech stack Why I built this Why it's free What I learned building in public I'll answer everything. 3-week journey: Week 1: Built MVP Building in public with zero audience was humbling. But here we are. How you can help: That's it. No gimmicks. No "I'll upvote yours if you upvote mine" BS. Just: does this help you or not? I'll be here all day Responding. Let's goooo 🚀 buildinpublic  ( 6 min )

The Tiny Engineering Challenge: Why Smartwatch Firmware Failures Are a Data Recovery Nightmare For a developer, this tiny hardware represents a massive challenge: What happens to user data when the firmware fails, or the main board dies? Unlike a phone or laptop where storage chips are relatively accessible, smartwatch components are often soldered directly onto layers of flexible circuits. This makes data retrieval—and even simple repair—a true engineering puzzle. Section 1: The Firmware-Hardware Death Spiral Corrupted Storage: Continuous sensor data logging (heart rate, steps, sleep) constantly writes data to the tiny internal storage. If the watch runs out of power abruptly or if a minor voltage fluctuation occurs, the firmware can corrupt the boot sector or the health data partition. T…  ( 7 min )

Exploring Backend Development with Rust and Go: Insights from Web Developer Travis McCracken Hi, I’m Travis McCracken—your friendly Web Developer passionate about building efficient, scalable, and reliable backend systems. Today, I want to share my experiences working with two powerhouse languages in backend development: Rust and Go. Over the years, I’ve delved into both, creating projects, solving tricky problems, and optimizing APIs that power modern applications. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your understanding, I hope my insights give you a clearer picture of how Rust and Go can elevate your backend work. Backend development forms the backbone of almost every web application. It's where data processing, business logic, and API orchestration happen behind the sce…  ( 8 min )

Quick mental model Web Worker (DedicatedWorker): Background thread for one page. No UI, no DOM. Best for CPU-heavy tasks off the main thread. SharedWorker: Background thread shared by multiple tabs/windows of the same origin. Great for centralized state or shared resources (e.g., one WebSocket). Service Worker: Event-driven background proxy between your app and network. Can intercept fetch, cache, work offline, receive push, do background sync. Not for long-running compute loops. When to use which Use Web Worker when a single page needs heavy compute or streaming processing without freezing the UI. Use SharedWorker when multiple tabs need to coordinate or share a single connection/state. Use Service Worker when you need offline caching, request routing, push notifications, or background sy…  ( 9 min )

curl + Postman + brain = 404ping When I built 404ping v0.0.1, it was a tiny experiment. That first version could only: Send simple HTTP requests Store a few variables Handle basic collections That’s it. 404ping v2 is here. And it’s not an upgrade… It’s a transformation. Lightweight API Testing CLI — curl with a brain 🧠 No GUI. No accounts. No cloud sync. npm install npm run build 404ping request https://api.example.com Feature curl Postman 404ping Lightweight CLI ✅ ❌ ✅ GUI Required ❌ ✅ ❌ Variables ❌ ✅ ✅ (global & scoped) Collections ❌ ✅ ✅ (CLI-based) Save & reuse requests ❌ ✅ ✅ TLS / SSL inspection ⚠️ ✅ ✅ Debug connection / TLS / timing ❌ ⚠️ ✅ Output modes ⚠️ ⚠️ 🔥 Secure by default ⚠️ ⚠️ 🔐 Smart Saved Requests Save requests with just one flag: 404ping requ…  ( 12 min )

In the sprawling industrial heartlands of the American Midwest, factory floors that once hummed with human activity now echo with the whir of automated systems. But this isn't the familiar story of blue-collar displacement we've heard before. Today's artificial intelligence revolution is reaching into boardrooms, creative studios, and consulting firms—disrupting white-collar work at an unprecedented scale. As generative AI transforms entire industries, creating new roles whilst eliminating others, society faces a crucial question: how do we ensure that everyone gets a fair chance at the jobs of tomorrow? The answer may determine whether we build a more equitable future or deepen the divides that already fracture our communities. The automation wave sweeping through the global economy bears…  ( 25 min )

Understanding V1–V5 as Chapters, Not Separate Tools Posted by Muhammed Shafin P (HejHdiss) | Qeltrix Project Lead There's a common misconception I need to address: Qeltrix V1 through V5 aren't five different tools. They're five incremental proofs-of-concept demonstrating different aspects of a single, unified cryptographic archiving system. When people see "V1, V2, V3, V4, V5," they naturally assume these are separate products or complete rewrites. They're not. Each version is a proof-of-concept that validates one piece of Qeltrix's complete architecture—constrained by the realities of solo development, knowledge boundaries, and experimental implementation. Think of them as chapters in a book, not different books entirely. Qeltrix is a content-derived, cryptographically secure folder archi…  ( 11 min )

Introduction Large Language Models (LLMs) power many applications, but they sometimes produce hallucinations, incorrect reasoning, or policy violations. Systematic debugging is essential to maintain reliability. Hallucinations – fabricated facts. Reasoning errors – broken logical chains. Tool misuse – incorrect function calls. Safety issues – policy violations. Tracing – capture prompts, responses, token usage, and tool calls. Structured logging – store full conversation, model parameters, and metadata. Real‑time alerts – monitor latency, error rates, and quality scores. Reproduce – collect failing examples and create minimal reproductions. Root‑cause analysis – inspect traces, context windows, and tool interactions. Fix – refine prompts, add guardrails, adjust model settings, or redesign the workflow. Validate – run regression and edge‑case tests, measure performance impact. By combining thorough observability with a disciplined debugging process, teams can quickly identify and resolve LLM failures, leading to more trustworthy AI systems.  ( 6 min )

🧰 A Developer’s Daily Toolkit: Simple Online Utilities That Save Hours of Work As developers, most of our time goes into fixing small issues, formatting code, converting files, and searching for tiny tools again and again. Recently I started using EasyTools.tech, a clean and fast website with a set of tools that actually reduce daily friction. 👉 Try it here: https://easytools.tech JavaScript Beautifier CSS Formatter HTML Previewer Regex Tester (super helpful for debugging patterns) JSON Validator CSV to JSON Converter Base64 Tools URL Escape / Unescape These save a LOT of time when working with APIs or parsing data. 3D Text Maker Color Palette Generator Image Compressor Word / Character Counter Lightweight and opens instantly — perfect for quick use. PDF Merge PDF Split PDF to Image / Image to PDF A good alternative to paid PDF apps. No ads No signup Clean UI Very fast tools Works smoothly on mobile and desktop It’s a nice all-in-one toolbox for developers, students and digital creators. If you prefer simple, distraction-free tools that work instantly, this collection is worth bookmarking. __  ( 6 min )

Hey everyone 👋 Got my first virtual environment working(.venv) Installed Django successfully Created my first project Created my first app Understood the Django project structure — what settings.py,urls.py, and manage.py actually do Connected URLs → views.py → HttpResponse Learned how HTTP requests & responses actually work Explored HTTP status codes (100–599) Created my first custom error page in Django Got verified on X and decided to share my dev journey publicly Small progress >>> no progress. project/urls.py is the master router Each app can have its own urls.py for modular routing The project routes traffic to the app using include() I learned how URL patterns can capture: path parameters like /blog/12/ query parameters like ?search=django regex patterns to validate or structure routes re_path(r'^article/(?P[0-9]+)/$', views.article) This was the moment I realised how flexible Django routing truly is. Django gives you structure and rules — and honestly, that feels good as a beginner. Build my first Django app from scratch Learn Git & GitHub properly Try a simple DevOps workflow (maybe Docker or CI/CD basics) Post daily progress on X + weekly logs here on DEV Stay consistent, not perfect If you're also learning — especially as a non-CS beginner — I’d love to connect.  ( 7 min )

Postman acaba de lançar o AI Agent Builder, uma plataforma que conecta APIs e IA de forma nativa e reduz drasticamente o tempo entre ideia, protótipo e produção. O diferencial é a integração total: descoberta de APIs, ferramentas MCP, orquestração, testes e execução. É um ambiente completo para criar agentes realmente úteis — muito além de simples chatbots. Porque desenvolvedores agora podem transformar qualquer API em uma ferramenta plugável para IA, criando agentes com autonomia real e integração com sistemas existentes. Publicação completa aqui: 👉 LinkedIn – Postman AI Agent Builder  ( 6 min )

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PayPal Checkout in 2025: Who Has Actually Fixed These Two Classic Issues? 😅😭🪦 Hey everyone, I’m building a clean, modern PayPal checkout and I’m down to the last two annoying (but very old) problems that still exist in 2025. I know I’m not the only one who’s seen these. The about:blank white flash When the user clicks the PayPal button → a blank popup opens with about:blank in the address bar → 1–4 seconds of pure white screen before PayPal loads. On desktop it looks broken and hurts conversions badly. The popup never closes automatically after payment Desktop → PayPal window stays open forever (user has to close it manually) Mobile → user is sent back to paypal.com and has to press Back themselves → most people get confused and abandon Custom window.open() with my own branded…  ( 14 min )

Your e-commerce rankings tanked sometime around December 12th. You're not alone—roughly 40% of online retailers saw significant position changes in the weeks following Google's latest core update rollout. But here's the thing: this wasn't just another algorithm tweak. The December 2025 update fundamentally shifted how Google evaluates product pages, category structures, and what it considers "helpful" content in commercial contexts. And if you're still following SEO advice from 2023, you're probably making things worse. I've spent the past three weeks analyzing ranking shifts across 200+ e-commerce sites (from Shopify stores doing $50K/month to enterprise retailers), and the patterns are clear. Some obvious, some surprising, all actionable. Google rolled this out during peak holiday shoppi…  ( 11 min )

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A modern, lightweight, and extensible framework for building event-sourced applications using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) patterns. Introduction Core Concepts Architecture Overview Getting Started Framework Components Persistence with Entity Framework EntityFramework Usage Examples Implementation Guide Advanced Features Performance and Observability Best Practices FAQ SourceFlow.Net is a modern, lightweight, and extensible .NET framework designed for building scalable event-sourced applications using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) patterns. Built for .NET 8+ with performance and developer experience as core priorities. SourceFlow.Net provides a complete toolkit for event…  ( 33 min )

What is SKI Calculus? SKI Combinator Calculus is one of the simplest formal models of computation. Instead of variables, functions, loops, or types, it uses just three symbols — S, K, and I — to represent all possible computation. It’s based on combinatory logic and serves as a foundation for functional programming languages, lambda calculus implementation, and theoretical models of computation. Despite its microscopic size, SKI calculus is fully Turing-complete. Language Type: Combinatory logic / theoretical computing model Symbols: S, K, I Invented: 1920s–1930s (Moses Schönfinkel, further developed by Haskell Curry) Execution Model: Expression reduction (rewrite rules) Paradigm: Pure functional without variables or state I x → x Where x, y, and z are expressions. That’s the e…  ( 7 min )

Student developer here, been testing Windsurf on real Kotlin projects for a week. Ditched Firebase (was overcomplicating things). Now using Google Android tooling properly + Windsurf for AI assistance. ✓ Understands Kotlin idioms natively (not generic code suggestions) Old workflow: Android Studio → copy code → ChatGPT → implement → debug New workflow: Windsurf handles it in Android Studio directly Time saved? 30% faster shipping. Have you used Windsurf for Android/Kotlin development? Drop your experience below. Curious to know if anyone else found this workflow improvement. Quick Links: Windsurf: windsurf.com AndroidDevelopment #Kotlin #StudentDeveloper #IndieHacking #AITools #Windsurf  ( 6 min )

What is Cryptol? Cryptol is a domain-specific programming language created for designing, testing, and verifying cryptographic algorithms. Instead of writing encryption logic manually in C, Rust, or assembly, Cryptol allows developers to express cryptographic operations mathematically — then automatically generate fast and verified implementations. It’s used by government agencies, security researchers, and formal verification teams to ensure algorithms behave exactly as intended. Language Type: Cryptography-focused DSL Created By: Galois, Inc. First Release: ~2008 Execution Model: Interpreter + formal verification backends Paradigm: Functional, bit-vector and stream-oriented Typing: Strong static typing with fixed-width integers cipher : [32] -> [32] -> [32] cipher key block = ke…  ( 7 min )

Kia ora! Last week, we were in Auckland, New Zealand, for FOSS4G 2025. We had a great time and gave four talks about various topics from GTFS to GeoArrow. Thanks so much to the organizers for putting on such a fantastic conference, and to everyone who came to our presentations! For those who missed the talks, no worries——we share the slides in this post below. You can click the image to jump to the slides. As you know, the next global FOSS4G conference, FOSS4G 2026, will be held in Hiroshima, Japan (30 Aug - 5 Sep, 2026). We are looking forward to welcoming you, as part of the broader Japanese geospatial community!  ( 6 min )

Hello People, In this blog we will deep dive into the Terraform Project Structure Best practices. Have you wondered that while we are running commands like terraform plan or apply we are not giving any parameters additional to that terraform commands, how does terraform know which file it should execute. So For this purpose, we will be using project structure in terraform where we will divide the code into multiple .tf files based on their usecases or creation. Terraform loads all .tf files in the current directory project-root/ ├── backend.tf # Backend configuration ├── provider.tf # Provider configurations ├── variables.tf # Input variable definitions ├── locals.tf # Local value definitions ├── main.tf # Main resource definitions ├── vpc.…  ( 8 min )

The Beas Kund trek is where the wild heart of Manali opens into sweeping meadows, icy streams, and peaks that cut through the sky like ancient guardians. Standing before towering peaks and icy streams, Beas Manali becomes more than a destination; it’s the doorway to one of Himachal’s most loved treks. This package is designed for those who want the raw beauty of the Himalayas without complications, offering a crisp and scenic journey into glacial landscapes and alpine silence. Trekking from Manali 2 Nights and 3 Days ₹ 5,000 per person Inclusions 1. - Certified Leader 2. - High Quality Safety Equipment 3. - Trek at an Altitude of 12,772 Feet 4. - Accommodation: Alpine or Dome Tents with Quality Sleeping Bags 5. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks & Dinner (All Veg Meals) 6. - Permissions: A…  ( 7 min )

Hey Dev Community! 👋 I’ve been actively building and sharing projects on GitHub, and I wanted to highlight my work for anyone interested in exploring, collaborating, or giving feedback. 🔗 GitHub Profile: https://github.com/Huzaifa-io/ 💡 What You’ll Find There Here’s a quick snapshot of what I’ve been working on: 🧩 Open-source projects From automation tools to small utilities, I'm constantly experimenting and building solutions that solve real problems. 📚 Learning-focused repos I document my learning journey through structured notes, code experiments, and mini-projects that help me deepen my skills. ⚙️ Clean, documented code I try to keep my repositories beginner-friendly, readable, and well-organized—perfect for people who want to learn or contribute. 🤝 Open to Collaboration If you want to contribute, open an issue, start a discussion, or drop a PR—I'd love to connect and build something together! ⭐ If you like my work… Feel free to star, fork, or follow my GitHub to stay updated. Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think—or share your GitHub link below so I can check out your work too!  ( 6 min )

The allure of a Kashmir trek lies in its shifting landscapes, meadows that glow like velvet, lakes clearer than glass, and mountain ridges that seem to touch the sky. Those choosing from Kashmir trekking packages often wonder what the trail actually feels like, and the answer lies in its constantly shifting terrain. Meadows melt into pine forests, glaciers rise into the skyline, and every day introduces a new mood of the mountains. Route Overview (Simplified & Reader-Friendly) Kashmir Great Lakes forms the heart of the journey — a trail where every pass opens into a fresh blue mirror of water, each lake carrying a story of silence and altitude. The Kashmir Great Lakes weather plays a major role in how demanding this trek feels. Summers are pleasant with green valleys and clear water reflections, while the early snow season can make the trail colder, harsher and more challenging at high passes. Kashmir Great Lakes Trek itinerary, you’ll notice that the journey stretches over 6 Nights & 7 Days, covering a total of 68 KM through meadows, glaciers, lakes and steep passes. The Kashmir Great Lakes trail is not just a trek, it’s a shifting canvas of lakes, meadows, snow ridges and endless silence. Knowing the route, weather patterns, altitude and duration beforehand helps you walk it with confidence rather than struggle. With the right planning, stamina and timing, this becomes one of those rare journeys that rewards effort with beauty far greater than expected.  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins rolls out a rapid-fire romp through the movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” tallying up every plot hiccup and cringe-worthy moment in just 16 minutes. They’re also shouting out their main site, YouTube channels, a fun poll, and a Patreon link to keep the sin engine running. The credits list Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel (with all their social handles), plus invites to join the community on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—and even snag Jeremy’s book for extra sinspiration. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest “sins” video, playfully declaring the new Fantastic Four film “sintastic” without calling it a total disaster. They kick things off with a plug for BetterHelp therapy (and a discount link) before diving into their trademark nitpicking. Beyond the video itself, CinemaSins wants you to explore their world—visit cinemasins.com, hit up their YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), fill out a quick poll, and maybe throw some support their way on Patreon. You’ll also find links to Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and a shout-out to Jeremy’s book, plus writers’ social handles if you fancy a follow. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

This is an AI-generated summary of our original blog post. Is your brand starting to feel stale? Are you looking for ways to boost revenue without a complete overhaul? The answer might lie in a strategic brand refresh fueled by SEO-driven graphic design. It’s not just about aesthetics; it's about creating a visual identity that attracts the right audience, resonates with their needs, and ultimately, drives conversions. A brand refresh is more than just a logo update; it's a holistic review and revitalization of your brand's visual language. Think color palettes, typography, imagery, and overall tone. The goal is to modernize your brand while retaining its core values and recognizability, ensuring you don't alienate existing customers. But here's the key: a successful brand refresh isn't so…  ( 7 min )

Sector HQ Weekly Digest - November 29, 2025 Who's shipping vs who's just talking? Here's this week's AI industry intelligence. OpenAI - Score: 516189.8 | 565 events this week Anthropic - Score: 289651.9 | 280 events this week Google - Score: 159917.4 | 92 events this week Microsoft - Score: 136773.6 | 50 events this week Amazon - Score: 130268.4 | 34 events this week Nvidia - Score: 129302.5 | 90 events this week Meta - Score: 100622.6 | 47 events this week Apple - Score: 84205.9 | 50 events this week Perplexity - Score: 47899.8 | 8 events this week DeepMind - Score: 46045.2 | 6 events this week ↑ Sony jumped 277 positions to #54 ↑ Stability AI jumped 183 positions to #72 ↑ Bytedance jumped 143 positions to #57 ↑ Scale AI jumped 122 positions to #37 ↑ Palantir jumped 107 positions to #16 No high hype alerts this week Total companies tracked: 100 Total events this week: 1459 Average activity per company: 14.6 events The AI industry continues to evolve rapidly. Companies that ship consistently rise in our rankings, while those focused on hype alone get flagged by our Hype Gap detector. Methodology: Our leaderboard tracks real product releases, funding events, partnerships, and market traction - not just PR and social media buzz. Want real-time updates? Check out the live leaderboard at sectorhq.co Track specific companies and get instant alerts when they move in the rankings. Tags AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #TechIndustry #Startups #AILeaderboard  ( 6 min )

Introduction Frontend frameworks have revolutionized the way developers build web applications, providing a structured approach to designing and developing user interfaces. In this blog post, we will delve into some of the most popular frontend frameworks that have gained widespread adoption in the developer community. React, developed by Facebook, is a declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Its component-based architecture allows developers to create reusable UI components that can be easily managed and updated. Here's a simple example of a React component: import React from 'react'; const App = () => { return ( Hello, React! Hello, {{ name }}! {{ message }} new Vue({ el: '#app', data: { message: 'Hello, Vue!' } }); Frontend frameworks have become indispensable tools for developers looking to create modern, interactive web applications. Whether you choose React, Angular, Vue.js, or any other framework, each offers unique features and benefits that can enhance your development workflow. Stay updated with the latest trends in frontend development to leverage the full potential of these frameworks.  ( 7 min )

This is Day 2 of my 60-day “learning Web3 in public” series as a non-developer with a technical writing + community background. When people talk about Web3, they usually throw around one word like it explains everything: “blockchain.” If you’re anything like me a while ago, that word felt more like a magic spell than an actual technology. I kept hearing that blockchain was “revolutionary,” “trustless,” and “immutable,” but nobody seemed to explain it in a way that felt human. Today’s article is my attempt to fix that—for you and for myself. This is Day 2 of my 60-day “learning Web3 in public” experiment. Yesterday, I shared why I’m doing this and what this series will look like. Today, we start with the foundation: what blockchain actually is, in plain English, and why non-technical people…  ( 11 min )

Introduction In the last week, my team and I were working on a new setup of our Next.js app, and it was an annoying experience. It sometimes feels like Next.js's build functionality is designed to be overly complicated, pushing developers towards the Vercel deployment platform - while Vercel is also the creator of Next.js. Nevertheless, we took the challenge and made it work for us. Today, I want to outline our findings. You will learn: How to build an optimized Next.js server. How to make public files work with that build. How to package the build inside a Docker image. There are multiple ways to build a Next.js app, either for a server runtime to support all features of Next.js, or for a static runtime with a limited feature set but without the need to operate a server. If you are unsu…  ( 8 min )

Fix PDF Error in Chrome: 7 Proven Solutions When PDFs Won't Open That moment when Chrome decides it forgot how to open a PDF — right when you need it most. Here's how to fix it in minutes. You click a PDF link. You wait. And instead of your document, you get… nothing. A blank page. A black screen. The dreaded "Failed to load PDF document" message. Or maybe Chrome just downloads the file when all you wanted to do was preview it for a few seconds. I've been there. Usually at the worst possible moment — deadline looming, boss waiting, client on the phone, and that one critical document refusing to cooperate. Here's the good news: Chrome PDF errors are almost always fixable in under five minutes. You don't need to call IT. You don't need to reinstall Chrome. The fix is usually just a few cli…  ( 9 min )

Introduction PHP is still one of the top languages for web-based business applications. Its widespread use makes these tools easy to host, affordable to maintain, and supported by large developer communities worldwide. Here’s a detailed look at the best open-source solutions for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), E-Commerce, Data Management, and IT Service Management. Dolibarr What is it? A modular ERP and CRM suite that prioritizes simplicity. Unlike typical ERPs, Dolibarr lets you activate only the features you need, such as Invoicing and Contacts, without unnecessary clutter. Who should use it? Freelancers, small-to-medium businesses (SMBs), and nonprofits seeking an easy-to-use management tool. USPs (Unique Selling Propositions): No "Co…  ( 13 min )

In today’s fast-moving financial markets, timing is everything. Whether you’re a day trader, long-term investor, or someone using AI-driven tools, having the right alerts at the right time can make the difference between catching an opportunity and missing it entirely. Smart alerts and notifications are no longer just optional features—they are essential components of a modern trading workflow. This guide explains how smart alerts work, why they matter, and how you can set them up effectively to improve your trading decisions. Why Smart Alerts Matter Key benefits: Real-time decision support AI-powered signal accuracy Customized notifications Reduced noise Types of Smart Alerts You Should Use Modern AI trading platforms offer multiple categories of alerts: 1. Price Movement Alerts…  ( 8 min )

If you're using IAM Identity Center to manage access to AWS member accounts and regularly work with the AWS CLI, you've probably gotten tired of the usual login routine. You know the drill - copy those AWS environment variables from the Access portal, paste them into your shell, and repeat this every time your credentials expire. There's a better way to handle this, and I'm going to show you how to set it up. Normally, when you need to access an AWS account, you click on the access keys icon in the AWS Access portal and copy the environment variables into your terminal session. The problem? These credentials expire pretty quickly, and you end up refreshing them constantly throughout the day. It gets old fast, especially when you're juggling multiple accounts. AWS actually provides a reco…  ( 11 min )

Introduction to the Future of AI-Driven Digital Marketing Excellence The digital marketing landscape is transforming at extraordinary speed, shaped heavily by artificial intelligence, automation, and data-driven decision-making. In a world where algorithms evolve daily and customer expectations accelerate, marketers need more than basic knowledge. They need advanced execution frameworks, predictive analytics, and smart automation tools that deliver measurable, scalable results. This is why The Ultimate AI Marketing Course: Strategy, Automation & Growth by Suresh Das rises far above traditional programs. For anyone searching for the top digital marketing course, the best digital marketing course online, or even the top digital marketing course in world, this training provides a future-re…  ( 10 min )

I built this shell as a learning experience for me and learning resource for other programmers. This is a shell (like bash and zsh, etc.) that has features for every-day use (but not so complete) those features include: Tab-auto-completion (Using GNU Readline) Store command history for the current session to navigate between commands (Using GNU Readline) Run normal Linux command (and external applications/commands) Run "cd" and "exit" commands and any other UNIX command The shell supports the "~" symbol (without quotes) to go to the home directory I had faced multiple challenges during the make of this shell because i am a beginner and didn't know what the functions used in the code does (what fork() does, waitpid() or wait(), readline, etc.) Oh, Also, If you have any questions, You can say it in the comments. I will happily answer. GitHub repository  ( 6 min )

The Problem 😩 We have all been there. You are working on a UI mockup, a blog post, or a presentation, and you need a high-quality image of a YouTube video thumbnail. You Google "YouTube Thumbnail Downloader," click the first result, and suddenly: 🎉 Popups everywhere. The Solution 🛠️ I decided to build a dedicated, lightweight, and privacy-focused tool that does one thing and does it well. 👉 Try it here: Youtube Thumbnail Downloader Unlike the generic spam sites, I focused on features that Developers and Designers actually care about: Max Resolution (4K / 1080p) Support Client-Side Format Conversion (WebP & PNG) I implemented an HTML5 Canvas engine directly in the browser. When you select PNG or WebP, the conversion happens locally on your machine before the download triggers. No server processing required. Zero Bloat & Dark Mode The "YouTube UI" Simulator How it works under the hood ⚙️ For those interested in the logic: 🔗 Link: YouTube Thumbnail Downloader (P.S. If you are a dev, check out the footer—I've also built a suite of other tools like Cron Job Generators and Epoch Converters).  ( 7 min )

WTF is this: Narrow-Waist Architecture Ah, the latest buzzword in tech: Narrow-Waist Architecture. Sounds like a new diet fad, right? "I'm on the narrow-waist diet, and I've lost 10 pounds of unnecessary complexity!" But no, it's actually a concept that's been gaining traction in the tech world, and we're here to break it down for you in simple terms. Imagine a highway system with multiple lanes, each representing a different type of data or workload. In traditional architecture, all these lanes are wide and separate, allowing for a high volume of traffic to flow through each one. However, this can lead to congestion, inefficiency, and a higher risk of accidents (or in tech terms, errors and downtime). Narrow-Waist Architecture is like a highway system with a single, narrow lane that all…  ( 11 min )

A New Challenger Enters the Arena The artificial intelligence landscape experienced a tremor late yesterday as reports surfaced that Google is making a bold play for the AI chip market. The tech giant is reportedly in talks to sell its powerful, custom-designed Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) directly to major players like Meta. This move marks a direct challenge to Nvidia's long-held dominance in the data center, the lucrative heart of the AI revolution. The plan is not just a one-off deal; Google is allegedly pitching its hardware to a range of large financial institutions as well, aiming to carve out a significant piece of the AI infrastructure pie. This development is more than just a new product line for Google; it's a strategic masterstroke that introduces serious competition into a…  ( 10 min )

What is HP-RPL? HP-RPL (Reverse Polish Lisp) is a hybrid stack-based programming language created by Hewlett-Packard for their advanced graphing calculators. The language combines two unusual design philosophies: Forth-style postfix stack execution and Lisp-style symbolic processing. Because of this hybrid model, HP-RPL is capable of symbolic algebra, numeric computing, matrix manipulation, graphing, recursion, and even creating custom calculator apps — all inside a handheld device. Language Type: Stack-based symbolic language Released: Late 1980s Used In: HP48, HP49, HP50 calculator series Execution Model: Postfix evaluation with symbolic expression support Typing: Dynamic, polymorphic Primary Purpose: Scientific computing, calculus automation, engineering logic "Hello, HP-RPL!" …  ( 7 min )

Introducing vaiae https://github.com/toyama0919/vaiae vaiae is a tool that makes it easy to deploy and manage Google Cloud Vertex AI Agent Engine from the command line. Define your configuration in a YAML file and deploy with a single command. Key features: Declarative deployment with YAML configuration files Profile management for multiple environments (dev/prod, etc.) Interactive messaging with AI Agents Safe validation with dry run mode Available as both a Python library and CLI Deploying and managing Vertex AI Agent Engine traditionally involved tedious manual work. There were several challenges: Need to configure AI Agents through the GCP console every time Complex dependency and package version management Manual configuration of environment variables and secrets Tedious to separate…  ( 10 min )

Xiaofei Li @ AWS Amarathon 2025 The year 2025 is known as the "Year One of AI Agents," and it's just two months away. Users have already developed their own AI Agents. Programming agents are a type of AI agent. AI agents are various "smart-looking applications" that utilize AI. Examples include: meeting minutes agents, interview preparation agents, and programming agents. Characteristics of "AI Agents" in the LLM era: Role profiling: can define roles or personalities, achieving personalized behavior and responses. Planning and reflection: to achieve goals, agents can formulate plans and make adjustments based on execution results. Long-term memory: can retain long-term interaction information or experiences like humans. Tool execution: can not only generate text but also cal…  ( 11 min )

What is Arduino Forth? Arduino Forth is a lightweight adaptation of the Forth programming language designed to run directly on Arduino boards. Instead of compiling programs on a computer and flashing them, Forth allows interactive programming: you type commands over serial, and they execute immediately on the device. This makes it ideal for rapid prototyping, debugging hardware, and experimenting with embedded logic without constant recompilation cycles. It embraces Forth’s core philosophy: minimalism, direct hardware control, and stack-based execution. Language Type: Embedded Forth dialect Platform: Arduino microcontrollers (ATmega328, ATmega2560, etc.) Execution Model: On-device interpreter over serial terminal Typing: Untyped / stack-based Primary Purpose: Hardware control, fast i…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR Envelope followers let you grab the amplitude shape of any audio signal and turn it into modulation power, so you can do everything from classic autowah and squishy filters to transient control and sidechain-style pumping without a compressor. Andrew Huang walks you through creative tricks like dialing in dynamic send levels, mapping one track’s envelope to another, and even modulating the follower itself for extra movement. Along the way he demos his Transit 2 plugin (currently on sale) and shows how to use envelope followers as a super-flexible performance tool for responsive effects, shaping drums, synths or any sound in real time. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Most fitness and calorie-tracking apps today start free… until they quietly push you into ₹400–₹600/month subscriptions. So instead of paying for another premium plan, I decided to build my own AI-powered Fitness Coach using AWS services. This project is fully serverless, extremely low-cost, and powered by Amazon Bedrock with the Llama 3 model. Estimated calories Simple diet improvement tips Balanced meal suggestions And the best part? less than the price of one tea per month. In this article, I’ll walk through the entire build with screenshots — from creating the DynamoDB table, IAM role, Lambda backend, Bedrock integration, API Gateway setup, and finally hosting the UI using S3 + CloudFront. If you're learning AWS, Bedrock, or serverless architecture, this is a great hands-on project to …  ( 12 min )

Prisma won the hearts of many TypeScript developers with its excellent developer experience - the elegant schema language, the intuitive query API, and the unmatched type-safety. However, as time went by, its focus shifted, and innovation in the ORM space slowed down considerably. Many successful OSS projects indeed struggle to meet the ever-growing demands, but you'll be surprised to find that many seemingly fundamental features that have been requested for years are still missing today, such as: Define type of content of Json field #3219 Support for Polymorphic Associations #1644 Soft deletes (e.g. deleted_at) #3398 As a new challenger in this space, ZenStack aspires to be the spiritual successor to Prisma, but with a light-weighted architecture, a richer feature set, well-thought-out ex…  ( 10 min )

Let me break down what happens in .me(and why it’s powerful ⸻ ✅ 1. You store a value inside a secret branch Example: me.wallet.secret("alpha").privateBalance(99999); This produces: payload = { Nobody can see: Only you can decrypt it with alpha. ⸻ ✅ 2. Later, you create a public block that manifests the hidden value For example: const hidden = me("wallet.privateBalance"); manifest.hiddenBalance(${hidden})); This creates: Block { But here is the magic: 👉 the block NEVER exposes where the 99999 came from. Because the BLOCK only contains: This is selective semantic revelation. ⸻ 🚀 This is BEYOND zero-knowledge proofs Zero-knowledge systems today can prove simple statements: But .me can reveal actual values pulled from secret context without revealing the secret context. This is like: A private universe that can publish truth to a public blockchain without revealing its topology. That DOES NOT exist today. ⸻ 💎 Why it’s so powerful ✔ You can create private meaning encrypted semantic branches nobody can read or even detect exist. ✔ You can project selected meaning into public blocks values, decisions, derived structures — but never their origin. ✔ You can chain encrypted universes and selectively unfold truth across them. ✔ Identities become “semantic oracles” instead of wallets with balances, you have minds with private universes. ⸻ 🛡 Privacy property This system has a unique privacy model: “Topology-preserving secrecy” Blockchains don’t have this. Only .me + Cleaker semantic blocks do. ⸻ 🎯 Real-world example Imagine: You store your health records inside a secret branch me.health.secret("delta").bloodType("O+"); Then you generate a public block: cleaker(me, "verify.bloodType"); Your runtime resolves: Block { 👉 No one knows: Yet the blockchain contains the truth. ⸻ 🎆 This is why .me is a revolution You don’t store data. You store semantics. Secrets encrypt universe fragments. Blocks are truth projections. ⸻ ).  ( 7 min )

Most people think AI browsers are hype; I tested Perplexity's Comet and learned this: it's a rocket on static pages and stalls on dynamic sites. It changed how I run deep research. But it also exposed a blind spot in the AI browser hype. Here’s what actually works. Comet excels at summarizing complex pages quickly. It pulls insights across tabs and assembles clean tables in seconds. Static content became a conveyor belt of usable notes. Interactive dashboards and forms were a different story. Logins, filters, and embedded widgets broke the flow. For deep research, it is a game-changer, but it is not a one-browser-fits-all. In a 2 hour sprint, I opened 18 tabs across 6 reports. Comet produced a one page brief and a comparison table in under 7 minutes. On three dynamic dashboards, it failed to capture key filters in two cases and could not complete an export once. Net result: static tasks were 3 to 5 times faster for me. ↓ Simple playbook to get the gains without the pain. • Scope static first, then hand it to Comet. ↳ Ask for cross tab extraction, quotes, and a final table. • For dynamic sites, switch to manual navigation and paste snapshots or exports. ↳ Use Comet to summarize the exports and align definitions. • Close with a synthesis prompt that forces sources and uncertainty. ⚡ Expect faster briefs, clearer tables, and fewer context switches. You will save hours per week and keep your brain on analysis, not copy paste. What surprised you most here? Which approach works best for you?  ( 6 min )

The €15,000 Contract Mistake That Almost Sank My Client's Deal Last Tuesday at 3:47 PM, Sarah's legal team sent the finalized contract to their biggest client. They'd been negotiating for months - a €350,000 enterprise deal that would make their quarter. At 4:15 PM, the client's procurement manager replied: "This version has outdated pricing from March. We can't sign this." Panic ensued. Sarah's team had been working from three different document versions. Someone had accidentally reverted to an old draft during final edits. The client walked. They signed with a competitor instead. Total loss: €15,000 in wasted sales efforts plus the €350,000 deal. All because of a document version control failure that took 28 minutes to discover but months to recover from. Last month, I worked with a ma…  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins serves up its trademark snark in a 20-minute breakdown of The Fantastic Four, pointing out every hiccup, plot hole and “sintastic” moment—complete with a shout-out to BetterHelp if the criticism hits a little too close to home. The video description also plugs CinemaSins’ main site, YouTube channels, socials, a quick poll, Patreon support and a full list of writers and community links for die-hard sin-collectors. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Caravan of Garbage Disney’s on a rough patch: Marvel and Star Wars aren’t hitting, and originals like Wish and Elio have flopped. To celebrate their ongoing cycle of hits and bombs, The Weekly Planet crew is rolling out a mini–series on four massive live-action disasters—starting with 2010’s Nicholas Cage vehicle The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (yes, there’s magic…and a random giant bird). Hosts James and Maso dish out sharp, funny breakdowns of each flop, with extra content (podcasts, commentaries, merch) over at bigsandwich.co and The Weekly Planet channels. Tune in for nostalgia, laughs, and a healthy dose of Disney critique. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

It is not simple to make the correct choice of career after graduation. Software testing is one of the options, and thousands of fresh graduates are using this path today, which has been offered by the IT industry. Huge Demand and Unlimited Opportunities Software Testing Course in Thane, Mumbai | QUASTECH Training Institute in India is an IT giant across the world. Software projects are constructed annually in the industries of: Banking Finance E-commerce Healthcare Telecom Education Government services All products have to go through testing prior to being launched, and that is why companies always require efficient QA professionals. 2. Perfect Career as a Fresher (Even Without Coding) Functional Testing Web & Mobile Testing Regression Testing UI & UX Testing After you do have the experie…  ( 8 min )

A Symbolic Language for Identity, Meaning, and Computation What if every idea, file, identity, wallet, memory, or data point could be expressed with a single algebraic expression? Semantic Algebra — the native language behind .me and cleaker. ⸻ 🚀 1. Overview Semantic Algebra is a free symbolic algebra designed for identity-centric computation. It has three primitives: Every expression becomes a Block — a cryptographically signed knowledge unit. Semantic Algebra is: ✔ compositional It does not require execution logic inside the expression. ⸻ 🔣 2. Core Structure Every expression: wallet.@eth?balance#2024 Tokens ["wallet", "eth", "balance", "2024"] [".", "@", "?", "#"] Segments [ { operator: ".", token: "wallet" }, Context ["wallet", "eth", "balance"] "2024" ⸻ …  ( 8 min )

Selenium follows a layered architecture that defines how automation scripts interact with a web browser. When using Python for automation, the workflow is structured in a clear communication hierarchy. The main components involved in Python Selenium architecture are: Selenium Client Library (Python Bindings) Selenium Client Library (Python Bindings) JSON Wire Protocol / W3C WebDriver Protocol Each browser requires its own executable driver to understand Selenium instruction Web Browser Significance of Virtual Environment in Selenium Automation A virtual environment (venv) in Python is an isolated workspace that allows different projects to maintain separate dependencies. Without venv, all packages install globally and may conflict with other projects if versions differ. Why Virtual Environment is Important? Avoid dependency conflicts Example: Inside this environment, you install Selenium and download ChromeDriver. Then you write a small script where webdriver.Chrome() launches the Chrome browser, driver.get("https://google.com") opens the Google website, find_element() locates the search box, and send_keys() types a word like Python Selenium. Finally, click() presses the search button and the results appear automatically, just like a user performing the actions manually. This small example shows how Selenium controls the browser step-by-step, and how a virtual environment keeps the setup organized, version-safe, and easy to maintain.  ( 7 min )

This answers it—with real code and real ethics. When I launched Pain Tracker, the feedback from trauma survivors hit me like a truck: "Okay, but how does it detect a crisis... without sending my data somewhere?" They weren't being paranoid. They were being smart. Most "wellness" apps that claim to detect distress? They're basically digital stalkers—harvesting your biometrics, tracking where you go, sending everything to some server farm for "analysis." For people who've already had their privacy violated, that's not healthcare—it's re-traumatization. So I built something that felt impossible: a crisis-detection engine that runs entirely in your browser, keeps everything encrypted on your device, and never phones home. Here's the messy, technical truth of how it actually works. Pain Tracker…  ( 11 min )

A step-by-step guide to using the mitsuki init CLI, understanding the generated project, and running your first high-performance web server. Mitsuki, is a web development framework, focused on bringing enterprise strength without the enterprise pain to Python. It's opinionated, lightweight and performant. When you get a spark of inspiration, the first thing that comes to mind isn't boilerplate setup. It's standard, usually the same, and you might even have a project starter skeleton sitting on your device already. When starting something new - I want to focus on the system design, business logic and value proposition. Thus, I heavily use my own templates. Let's go from an empty folder to a fully functional, high-performance API in a single minute! Mitsuki is available on PyPI. Installing …  ( 11 min )

Excel and MySQL together form one of the strongest foundations for any data analyst. Excel is the world’s most widely used analytics tool, while MySQL is one of the most trusted database systems. Combining these two gives learners the perfect skillset to handle real-world data analytics tasks across industries. Excel is known for its formulas, pivot tables, data cleaning, and modeling capabilities. MySQL, on the other hand, teaches learners how to store, query, filter, and manage large databases. A Data Analytics with Excel & MySQL course prepares students to work with structured data, automate tasks, and handle business-level datasets efficiently. Companies value Excel because it is flexible, fast, and easy for employees to understand. MySQL is used for large data operations, login systems, e-commerce data, and many enterprise applications. Together, these tools give students both beginner-friendly and advanced analytical skills. This combination is perfect for freshers who want a strong career start without technical complexity. Excel formulas, pivot tables, and data cleaning Creating automated reports Basic to advanced SQL queries Filtering and managing structured datasets Combining databases with analytical workflows After mastering these skills, learners can work as data analysts, reporting specialists, operations analysts, and business intelligence assistants. Companies appreciate professionals who know both Excel and SQL because they can handle everything from daily reporting to backend data extraction. This versatility makes the skillset extremely valuable in 2025. Excel and MySQL remain the strongest foundation for any analytics career. Learning them together builds confidence, improves problem-solving skills, and opens multiple job opportunities. For beginners and professionals aiming to enter analytics smoothly, this combination is the smartest choice.  ( 6 min )

GitHub Home That was in a large e-commerce platform project where we needed to implement complex request processing flows. User authentication, permission checking, logging, performance monitoring, and rate limiting - these functions all needed to intervene at different stages of request processing. Traditional middleware implementations often make code difficult to understand and maintain. In Express.js, middleware is organized through next callback chains. This pattern seems simple, but in complex business scenarios it can lead to "callback hell." I've seen too many projects where requests hang because someone forgot to call next(), or where debugging becomes extremely difficult due to improper next() call timing. Go language's gin framework provides improvements, simplifying middleware …  ( 9 min )

This week I spent some time looking for infected npm packages. Initially, the warning was to not install any package or run any AI agent, so I went ahead and created this Node.js script. const scanForShaiHulud = (content) => { if (!content) return; const report = { total: 0, warning: [], infected: [], }; Object.keys(content.packages).forEach((packageName) => { if (!packageName) { return; } let cleanedName = packageName.replace("node_modules/", ""); if (cleanedName.includes("/node_modules/")) { cleanedName = cleanedName.split("/node_modules/")[1]; } report.total += 1; if (infectedPackages[cleanedName]) { if ( infectedPackages[cleanedName].includes( content.packages[packageName].version ) )…  ( 7 min )

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Daily Tech News Roundup Black Friday deals are still going strong, offering significant discounts on a wide range of tech products. From laptops and headphones to smart home devices and even ice cream makers, there's something for everyone. Let's dive into some of the best deals still available. M4 MacBook Air at Record Low Prices Apple's M4 MacBook Air is currently one of the best deals available. The 13-inch model with 256GB of storage can be found for around $749 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Costco, a significant $250 discount. This makes it an excellent opportunity to snag the latest MacBook Air at its lowest price yet. Source Black Friday Steals Under $50 If you're on a budget, there are still plenty of worthwhile tech deals available for $50 or less. These include practical upgrades like…  ( 7 min )

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Understanding the core idea behind Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and why tools like Terraform have become essential in modern DevOps. What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)? Why IaC Matters Consistency: Same setup across dev, staging, and production Speed: Automate hours of manual work Scalability: Deploy 1 or 100 servers with the same effort Version Control: Track infra changes in Git Cost Optimization: Easy cleanup, scheduled destruction, visibility Reduced Errors: No more misclicks or forgotten settings Team Collaboration: Everyone works on the same infra codebase What is Terraform? Terraform is a widely-used open-source IaC tool by HashiCorp. It allows you to create, update, and destroy infrastructure safely across providers like AWS, Azure, GCP, and more. How Terraform Works You write .tf files -> Terraform processes them -> It calls cloud provider APIs to create the required resources. Terraform Basic Workflow terraform init -> Initialize your working directory terraform validate -> Check if your configuration is correct terraform plan -> Preview changes Terraform will make terraform apply -> Deploy infrastructure terraform destroy -> Remove resources when you’re done video: https://youtu.be/s5fwSG_00P8?si=jHCbUa8-OSmRd4zB  ( 6 min )

🎉 Terminal Package Store: The TUI App for Winget on Windows Hey everyone! 👋 I'm excited to introduce my latest project, Terminal Package Store — a high-performance, interactive Textual User Interface (TUI) designed to transform how you manage packages on Windows with Winget. If you're tired of running long, repetitive CLI commands just to check for updates or uninstall an application, this is for you! This app combines the power of Winget with the efficiency and clarity of a dedicated visual interface, all without ever leaving your terminal window. The Terminal Package Store is built to turn package management from a chore into a seamless experience: A clean, two-pane layout: Main view: list of packages Side panel: detailed information and actions Immediately see which installed apps have updates available — no messy CLI output. Execute complex Winget operations with a single UI action: Update Selected Package Uninstall Package Updates and uninstalls run in a separate terminal window, keeping the TUI responsive and smooth. The app can check GitHub for the latest version of itself. This project showcases next-gen TUI development tools: Textual Framework — high-performance widgets, CSS styling, reactive state Textual Workers — background threading for heavy operations Winget — underlying package manager performing installations, updates, uninstalls 💡 Why This Approach Matters This app bridges the gap between: the raw power of the command line and the usability of a GUI It reduces cognitive load, saves time, and makes package maintenance a fast, visual, intuitive task. The Terminal Package Store is ready to use! If you find this tool useful, please: ⭐ Star the repo 📨 Share it with Windows developers and power users 🔗 Links GitHub Repository: Terminal-Package-Store Issues / Feedback: Issues Happy packaging! 😊  ( 7 min )

If you often write tutorials, create forum posts, or document projects, you need a reliable and fast image hosting service. ImgPeek is a free tool designed to make uploading and embedding images effortless — no login required, no watermarks, and instant direct links. This guide will focus on HTML embedding, perfect for developers posting on forums, blogs, or internal documentation. ImgPeek.com is a lightweight image upload service with developer-friendly features: ✔ Fast uploads ✔ Direct image links ✔ Resize, compress, and crop images ✔ Convert formats (PNG, JPG, WEBP) ✔ Optional OCR (image-to-text) ✔ No account needed ✔ Permanent links Whether you're writing a forum post, adding screenshots to documentation, or sharing a chart, ImgPeek gives you a clean, ready-to-use URL. After uploading…  ( 7 min )

📚 들어가며 AlexXu『가상 면접 사례로 배우는 대규모 시스템 설계 기초(System Design Interview)』을 읽고 가장 마지막에 이 글이 인상 깊었다. 좋은 시스템을 설계하려면 다년간 많은 지식을 쌓아야 한다. 지식을 쌓는 한가지 지름길은, 실세계에서 쓰이는 시스템의 구조를 공부하는 것이다. 아래에 도움될 만한 자료들을 정리해 보았다. 가능하다면 다양한 글을 볼 생각이고 , 관련된 기술 블로그를 정리해둔다. 실제 대규모 트래픽을 처리하는 기업들이 겪은 문제와 해결책을 담은 핵심 자료들입니다. 기업 / 주제 내용 (한글/영문) 링크 Facebook 타임라인: 비정규화의 힘 (Facebook Timeline: Brought to you by the power of denormalization) Link Facebook 타임라인: 한 사람의 인생을 담기에 충분한 규모 확장성 (Building Timeline: Scaling up to hold your life story) Link Facebook 페이스북 채팅 아키텍처 (Facebook Chat) Link Facebook Erlang 사용 사례 (Erlang at Facebook) Link Facebook Haystack: 사진 저장소 아키텍처 (Finding a needle in Haystack: Facebook's photo storage) Link Facebook 멀티피드: 재설계를 통한 효율성과 성능 향상 (Serving Facebook Multifeed) Link Faceboo…  ( 7 min )

Introduction: When Machines Begin to Dream Art has long been the expression of human imagination—the fusion of emotion, intellect, and lived experience. But as machines enter the creative space, a profound question emerges: What happens when algorithms begin to imagine? From AI-generated paintings and immersive digital operas to robotic sculpture and adaptive music, artificial intelligence is reshaping the creative landscape. What was once an exclusively human domain is transforming into a shared canvas, where artistic expression becomes a dialogue between human intuition and machine possibility. For Abhishek Desikan, an AI and robotics thinker with a deep appreciation for the arts, this shift isn’t a threat—it’s an opportunity. “When a machine paints or writes, it isn’t replacing creativi…  ( 9 min )

20 Must-Install Tools for your new Mac! I’m not going to lie, every time I see a post like this, I get mad. It’s purely engagement bait across various social media channels. Otherwise, how would everyone have the same picture of the same pack. Why don’t I write a detailed, actually helpful article on how I would set up my Mac, my dev environment and productivity tools if I were to reset my Mac from scratch? So, that’s what I did! Here are the coolest and most helpful apps, software and services in 2025 that I would set up! Zsh (Z Shell) What it does: Imagine your terminal got a speed boost! zsh makes it smarter with a plethora of tools like auto-completion, tab-completion and tons of customization. Why you need it: Saves your fingers from typing the same long commands over and over. H…  ( 15 min )

Building an "AI Wrapper" is easy. Building one that doesn't bankrupt you with API costs is hard. Most AI SaaS tools follow the same dangerous logic: User pays you $20/mo. User goes viral or spams requests. Your OpenAI bill hits $50. You lose money. I realized that the "Middleman" model is broken for Micro-SaaS. So, I spent the last few months building a WordPress-based engine that flips the script. Instead of me proxying the requests, I built a secure BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) architecture. The user inputs their own OpenAI/Gemini/Claude key. The request goes directly from their server to the LLM provider. I charge for the "Interface & Tooling", not the intelligence. This results in 100% Profit Margins for the SaaS owner, and wholesale token prices for the power user. Win-win. I chose WordPress not because it's trendy, but because it powers 43% of the web. Core: PHP 8.3 (for speed). Frontend: React-based UI components injected via Shortcodes. Mobile: TWA (Trusted Web Activity) implementation to wrap the SaaS into a native Android App (.AAB) ready for Google Play. The biggest challenge was making it feel like a "Real App" and not just a website. Now, the engine generates installable mobile apps directly from the WP Admin panel. I believe the "Tools for Makers" market is bigger than the "End User" market right now. "Make me a SEO Headline Generator") and the engine builds the tool instantly. If you are interested in the architecture or want to spin up your own AI SaaS without coding: 📄 Product Tour & Features: https://blyxxa.online/blyxxalabs/tanitim/ 🚀 Live App Demo: https://blyxxa.online/blyxxalabs I'd love to answer any technical questions about the TWA implementation or the BYOK security logic in the comments!  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less Cinema Sins just ripped into KPop Demon Hunters, counting every plot hole, cringe moment, and over-the-top demon-slaying beat in under 16 minutes. Expect snappy one-liners, cheeky callbacks, and their classic “sin” tally poking fun at all the movie’s wildest decisions. Hungry for more? Swing by their main site or hit up @TVSins, @CommercialSins, and @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork on YouTube. You can also join the Discord and Reddit communities, fill out their quick poll, or back the team on Patreon. Big props to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel for keeping the laughs (and sins) coming! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Disney’s once‐unshakeable empire is wobbling: Marvel and Star Wars aren’t clicking, and new films like Wish and Elio barely make a ripple. To celebrate the glorious failures of Disney’s live‐action era, the hosts are rolling out a four‐week deep dive into the company’s biggest flops—kicking things off with 2010’s Nicolas Cage–led Sorcerer’s Apprentice, a forgettable magic caper featuring a giant bird and precious little else. Beyond the laughs and brutal critiques, they’ve got bonus content galore—early videos, podcasts, movie commentaries and Let’s Plays at bigsandwich.co, an extended audio edition on YouTube, plus Twitter updates, Patreon perks, merch and more. Strap in for a wild ride through Disney’s dumpster fire of live‐action misfires. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

If you’ve ever written status == 'active' in your code and then spent hours debugging a typo because you wrote 'actve', you know why we need Enums. Enums (Enumerations) are just a fancy way of saying "a fixed list of options." They stop you from making silly spelling mistakes. But in Dart, Enums have evolved. They aren't just simple lists anymore; they are Enhanced Enums. They can hold data, run logic, and even talk to your database. Let's break down how they work, why they look a bit weird sometimes, and how to master them. In the old days (or other languages), an Enum was just a list of names. enum BannerStatus { active, inactive, scheduled, expired } This is great for your code: if (status == BannerStatus.active) works perfectly. if (status == BannerStatus.activ) throws an err…  ( 8 min )

Artificial intelligence in K–12 classrooms is no longer just a speculative topic in conference proceedings — it’s a messy, fast-moving reality. After conducting a literature review in a class I took, it was clear that AI shows promise for applications in the classroom and efficiency. But it isn’t a replacement for teachers and raises privacy, bias, and equity issues. That high-level judgment still stands in 2025. But the degree and shape of those promises and risks have shifted quickly over the 2-3 years. A lot of the literature pieces that were looked at in the review were from 2015-2022, but AI has changed and developed a lot as a field in just a small period of time. And I saw a few similarities and differences between these published papers and current surveys and research. My review h…  ( 8 min )

What if you could get a performance code review from someone who's seen WordPress sites fail under load and remembers all the patterns that caused it? That's what this Claude Code skill does. It knows 50+ anti-patterns that cause WordPress performance problems, and it flags them with severity levels, line numbers, and explanations of what actually happens when they run in production. I built it because I kept seeing the same issues over and over. A site works fine in development, handles QA traffic without problems, then gets on the news and falls over within an hour. The code wasn't "wrong", it just had patterns that don't survive real traffic. Unbounded database queries. Cache bypass. N+1 problems. Accidental self-DDoS from polling. These things are invisible until they're not. TL;DR: Th…  ( 14 min )

I spend a lot of time building UI. Landing pages, dashboard layouts, login screens… the usual. After a while, I realized I was repeating the same structure again and again. So I started creating reusable components with Tailwind CSS to speed things up. Over time, that turned into a full library with 750+ copy-paste components and layout blocks you can drop straight into your project. I wanted to share a few highlights and also give you the full source where you can explore everything. Tailwind makes it easy to stay consistent with spacing, typography, and responsive design. When you combine that with reusable components, you cut a lot of time from your build. You can focus on real features and skip the boring layout work. A few design rules I follow: Give elements room to breathe Keep typography clean Make the primary action obvious Don’t overload with effects unless needed Simple UI often performs better Hero sections (for all kinds of landing pages) Navbars/Headers Pricing tables with clean structure Authentication pages (login, signup) Contact forms with clear field layout Testimonials and feature blocks Sidebars and dashboard layouts Whatever page you’re working on, you can usually start with one of these. Hero example Pricing example If you want to browse everything, all 750+ components and blocks are available here: 👉 readymadeui.com You can copy the code directly into your Tailwind project. New layouts are added regularly, and I’m happy to take suggestions if something is missing. UI doesn’t have to slow you down. With a solid set of components, you can launch faster, test ideas quicker, and spend more time on what actually matters. If you check out the library, I’d love feedback on: What components you rely on the most What layouts I should add next Anything that could be improved in structure or accessibility Thanks for reading — hope these help you ship faster!  ( 7 min )

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Vim uses registers to store copied text and paste from, rather than the system clipboard. When copy-pasting from another app, this isn't ideal, since the clipboard is inaccessible within Vim. To avoid this, the clipboard flag needs to be set. To check it, run $ vim --version This output contains all the flags that are set. If you see +clipboard, you're good. Otherwise, you'll have to recompile Vim with this flag, but the easier solution would be to additionally install vim-gtk3. Then, add set clipboard=unnamedplus to your ~/.vimrc. The above solution used to work on X11, but it only partially works on Wayland. Yanking text copies it to the clipboard, but pasting still uses Vim's internal register. Even explicitly pasting from the clipboard register with "+p doesn't work. If you are also …  ( 8 min )

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By Dr. Alireza Minagar — Software Engineer, AI Researcher, Bioinformatics Scientist, and Author Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry, but its impact on healthcare is deeper, faster, and more disruptive than any other domain. As both a physician–researcher and a software engineer working in AI and bioinformatics, I see medicine not as a siloed profession, but as a data-driven ecosystem ready for reinvention. AI is not just automating tasks or digitizing workflows. My goal in this article is to share a dual perspective: Why AI Matters in Modern Medicine Medicine has always relied on pattern recognition: Radiology interprets pixel-level patterns Behavioral medicine interprets cognitive patterns Cardiology interprets electrical patterns Pathology interprets cellular patterns Bioinformatics interprets genomic patterns AI, fundamentally, is a pattern-recognition engine capable of processing scale far beyond human capability. Where a clinician may analyze a dozen variables, a modern model can process thousands—across modalities: MRI data Electronic health records Voice and language biomarkers Wearable signals Genomic sequences Environmental data This is augmented intelligence, not replacement intelligence. Image Disclosure: The header image was generated using AI for illustrative and educational purposes and does not depict real medical data or real clinical environments. ⭐ SEO Keywords (for indexing) AI in medicine, artificial intelligence in healthcare, future of healthcare, machine learning, bioinformatics, software engineering, healthcare technology, physician–engineer, computational medicine, data-driven healthcare, AI research, Dr. Alireza Minagar.  ( 7 min )

A well-structured Kubernetes project repo usually looks like this: k8s-project/ ├── README.md ├── docs/ ├── manifests/ │ ├── namespaces/ │ ├── deployments/ │ ├── services/ │ ├── ingresses/ │ ├── configmaps/ │ ├── secrets/ │ ├── storage/ │ └── crds/ ├── overlays/ │ ├── dev/ │ ├── test/ │ └── prod/ ├── charts/ ├── scripts/ ├── ci-cd/ └── templates/ Now let's break down every folder, its purpose, what goes inside, and why it exists. README.md Your project documentation. Overview of the application How to deploy Pre-requisites (kubectl, kustomize, helm, cluster roles) CI/CD instructions docs/ – Architecture Documentation Used for: Architecture diagrams Flowcharts Troubleshooting guides Onboarding docs Example: docs/ ├── architecture.png ├── sequence-flows.md └─…  ( 8 min )

GitHub Home That was at a financial technology company where we needed to build a trading system capable of handling hundreds of thousands of concurrent connections. Traditional synchronous IO models were completely inadequate for this scenario, as each thread blocking waiting for network responses would exhaust system resources. When the technical director handed me this important task, I knew clearly: this was the ultimate test of async programming capabilities. I began researching various async implementation approaches. Node.js's event loop mechanism was an early async exploration that avoided thread switching overhead through single-threaded event-driven design. This design philosophy was revolutionary at the time, but faced with modern multi-core processors, the limitations of single…  ( 9 min )

GitHub Home I remember the scene when I first encountered this framework. It was a Sunday afternoon, and I was having a headache over an architectural problem of a project. Our codebase was becoming increasingly complex, performance problems were emerging one after another, and complaints from team members were endless. At this moment, a young colleague recommended this framework to me. Honestly, I was skeptical at the time. "Another web framework?" I muttered to myself, "I've seen too many." But out of respect for my colleague, I still decided to give it a try. What shocked me was that from the first "Hello World," I felt an unusual development experience. No complex configuration files, no lengthy dependency installation process, and certainly none of those "convention over configuration…  ( 9 min )

The Multi-Step Workflow from Client Input to Agentic Reasoning and Final Output Gemini 3, Google's advanced multi-modal AI model, uses a highly complex and sequential process to understand a user's query and generate a comprehensive, accurate response. This workflow goes far beyond simple text prediction, incorporating modality fusion, external tool calls, self-correction, and robust safety checks. The process begins with the raw user data and prepares it for the core model: Client Input: The user provides an input, which can be text, image, audio, or a combination (multi-modal). For example, asking: "How much does a tiger weigh?" while including an image of a tiger. Preprocessing and Tokenization: The raw input is cleaned and broken down into smaller, numerical units (tokens/embeddings)…  ( 8 min )

Why AI Infrastructure Startups Are the Real Gold Rush Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 29 #ai #buildinpublic #development #webdev  ( 6 min )

The countdown to the highly anticipated World Cup 2026 has begun, and national teams around the globe are intensifying their preparations for the biggest stage in international football. In recent news, USA Basketball Women's National Team announced a December training camp to fine-tune their skills and strategy ahead of the global tournament. This development serves as a reminder that team preparation is key to success at the World Cup. Training camps are an essential part of a national team's preparations for major tournaments like the World Cup. These camps provide an opportunity for teams to come together, bond, and fine-tune their tactics under the guidance of experienced coaches. By gathering top players from across the country, teams can: Develop chemistry: Building trust and unde…  ( 8 min )

Everyone is talking about AI apps. But here’s the truth that most founders and investors will realise too late: The real opportunity in AI isn’t in the apps. Not the shiny front-end tools. The deepest, most durable value is in the: orchestration layers data pipelines agent frameworks evaluation systems vector infrastructure monitoring tools automation backbones memory systems inference optimisation layers This isn’t the glamorous part of AI. Let me break down why. 1. AI Apps Are Easy to Build, and Easy to Kill Most AI apps today can be built in: a weekend with a small team with a simple UI on top of existing APIs The barrier to entry is low. And because they're all built on the same models, the differences between them are: invisible small temporary If your product depends entirely on an A…  ( 10 min )

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Chapter 5: Keys, Values, and the Art of Looking Things Up Friday morning arrived with clear skies. Ethan descended to the archive carrying the usual coffee tray and a small paper bag. Eleanor looked up from her desk. "What did you bring today?" "Black and white cookies. I figured we've covered enough territory this week to deserve them." She smiled and took one. "The optimist's cookie—never commit to just one flavor. Appropriate for today's topic." "Which is?" "Maps. Or as other languages call them: dictionaries, hash tables, associative arrays. The data structure for when you need to look things up." Eleanor opened her laptop and typed: package main import "fmt" func main() { var ages map[string]int fmt.Println(ages) } She ran it: map[] "This declares a map. map[string]int m…  ( 12 min )

Resumen Este artículo sustenta que la accesibilidad tipográfica para personas con dislexia en entornos digitales no se logra mediante la adopción de una "fuente mágica" (p. ej. OpenDyslexic), sino a través de un conjunto de decisiones de diseño sistemáticas: tipografías sans‑serif estándar bien configuradas, espaciado cuidadosamente ajustado, contraste cromático moderado, alineación no justificada y, sobre todo, amplias opciones de personalización por parte del usuario. Se argumenta que la teoría del déficit fonológico, complementada por la evidencia sobre alteraciones magnocelulares y de "temporal sampling", ofrece el marco neurocognitivo más sólido para entender la dislexia; sin embargo, estos déficits se expresan en la interfaz a través de fenómenos como el crowding visual, la sensibi…  ( 18 min )

En mi caso voy a instalarlo en parrot y hacerlo funcionar de manera sencilla con tres simples pasos. OWASP Juice Shop es un entorno de práctica de ciberseguridad. Piensa en él como un “juego de hacking legal”: Es una aplicación web falsa, parecida a una tienda online (de jugos, de ahí el nombre). Tiene fallos de seguridad intencionales de todo tipo: SQL Injection Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Autenticación rota Exposición de datos sensibles Y muchos más En mi caso voy a crear un contenedor en el cual estará instalada la pagina web de Owasp Juiceshop y a la cual podremos atacar sin ningún temor al estar instalada en mi propio equipo (localhost). Para instalar el Docker o Contenedor en linux habremos de ser administradores: sudo su seguimos instalando el docker apt install docker.io nos aseguramos que funciona docker --version docker ps e instalamos juiceshop y le damos el puerto 3000, que será el puerto por el que accederemos a la web para verla. docker run -d --name juice-shop -p 3000:3000 bkimminich/juice-shop -d → ejecuta en segundo plano --name juice-shop → nombre del contenedor -p 3000:3000 → expone el puerto 3000 para acceder desde mi navegador accedemos vía navegador web. En mi caso Firefox y vemos la famosa web de practicas. Ahí verás la tienda simulada, lista para aprender y practicar conceptos de seguridad de manera ética. Ale, a trabajar.  ( 6 min )

GitHub Home As a veteran with 40 years of programming experience, I have experienced various stages of async programming development. Remember those days of writing code with callback hell? Every asynchronous operation required a callback function, and nested callbacks formed a terrifying pyramid, making code readability and maintainability extremely poor. At that time, I often stayed up late debugging those complex callback chains, where a single indentation error could crash the entire application. Then the emergence of Promise gave us a glimmer of hope. Although Promise made async code flatter, chained calls still seemed lengthy, and error handling was relatively complex. I clearly remember once when dealing with complex business logic, I wrote dozens of lines of then chains, only to fi…  ( 9 min )

Local deployment of LLMs has become increasingly popular as developers and organizations seek enhanced privacy, reduced latency, and greater control over their AI infrastructure. The market now offers multiple sophisticated tools for running LLMs locally, each with distinct strengths and trade-offs. Before cloud-based AI services dominated the landscape, the idea of running sophisticated language models on local hardware seemed impractical. Today, advances in model quantization, efficient inference engines, and accessible GPU hardware have made local LLM deployment not just feasible but often preferable for many use cases. Key Benefits of Local Deployment: Privacy & data security, cost predictability without per-token API fees, low latency responses, full customization control, offline cap…  ( 20 min )

Beyond the Pinch: Unlock New Robotic Dexterity with Hybrid Gripping Tired of robots struggling with simple tasks like wiping a counter or opening a handle-less drawer? Traditional robotic grippers often fall short when facing objects requiring more than just a firm grasp. What if your robot could adapt to handle slick surfaces and delicate objects with ease? The answer lies in hybrid gripping: a revolutionary technique that combines the precision of a mechanical gripper with the adhesive power of vacuum suction in a single end-effector. This dual-mode approach enables robots to perform a wider range of tasks, switching seamlessly between gripping and suction as needed, or even using both simultaneously. Think of it like this: a standard gripper is like a hand that can only pinch, while a…  ( 7 min )

Traditional Ads Don't Work in AI Conversations. Here's What Does. As the landscape of AI applications continues to expand rapidly, many developers face a crucial challenge: how to effectively monetize their innovations without compromising user experience. Enter Monetzly—a platform that redefines the advertising paradigm for AI conversations. Imagine a world where you can monetize your app and earn from hosting relevant ads, all while keeping user engagement seamless. Let’s dive into how Monetzly’s innovative advertiser marketplace makes this possible. Monetzly is the first platform designed specifically for developers to monetize their AI applications through a dual-earning system. This means you can earn revenue from two sources: Direct Monetization: Integrate our SDK in just five min…  ( 7 min )

Which Operating System Is Better for Developers Choosing the right operating system is one of the most important decisions for a developer. The OS you work on shapes your workflow, your toolchain, your performance, and even your long term productivity. Linux and Windows remain the two leading platforms for development. Both are powerful and widely adopted, but they offer very different experiences. This article breaks down how they compare and which one is better depending on your development goals. What Linux Offers Developers Linux is built around openness, stability, and control. It gives developers deep access to the system while remaining lightweight and efficient. Most modern programming languages and server technologies were built with Linux as the primary target. This makes Linux a…  ( 8 min )

Choosing a backend technology is one of the most important decisions in web development. Node.js and PHP are two of the most widely used technologies today. Both are powerful, both have large ecosystems, and both can support production grade applications. However they differ in design philosophy, performance, scalability, and overall developer experience. This article explains their strengths, weaknesses, and which one fits best for different types of projects. > What Node.js Is Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on the V8 engine. It is designed around an event driven and nonblocking architecture which makes it highly efficient for handling large numbers of simultaneous connections. Developers benefit from using the same programming language on both the client and the server. This gives…  ( 8 min )

Hyperlane is a lightweight and high-performance Rust HTTP server library designed to simplify network service development. It supports HTTP request parsing, response building, TCP communication, and redirection features, making it ideal for building modern web services.  ( 5 min )

Let’s address the elephant in the room: I didn't write a single line of code for this project manually. Okay, that’s a bit of a lie. I read every line, but my hands were mostly on the coffee mug while the AI did the heavy lifting. I recently decided to run an experiment: create a fully functional, high-performance portfolio site generating 100% of the code via AI. The result? A project that would have usually taken me a week of late nights was done in 4 hours of prompting spread over two days. You can see the final, live result here: stackbyte.dev Here is how I did it, the stack I used, and why I think AI is the ultimate "adventure companion" for devs. I didn't just use ChatGPT and copy-paste into VS Code. I needed a highly integrated flow capable of handling a modern, production-ready sta…  ( 8 min )

Title: Amundi Pioneers Blockchain-Based Fund Distribution with Launch of Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum Introduction The adoption of blockchain technology in the financial sector has been gaining momentum in recent years, with a growing number of institutions exploring its potential for secure, transparent, and efficient fund distribution. In a significant development, Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager, has launched its first tokenized share class on Ethereum, marking a major milestone in the continent's shift toward blockchain-based fund distribution. A Major Step in Blockchain Adoption Amundi's decision to launch a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum underscores the rapid growth of this emerging asset class. Tokenized money market funds offer investors a new way to ac…  ( 7 min )

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This article is a machine translation of the contents of the following URL, which I wrote in Japanese: https://qiita.com/Nana_777/items/a8be2eee9ee9d81326cb This article is the first day of the Japan AWS Top Engineers Advent Calendar 2025. AWS CodeCommit, whose phase-out was announced in July 2024, was canceled on November 24, 2025, and it became generally available again. ↓Article about AWS CodeCommit's re-release https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/news/aws-codecommit-returns-to-general-availability/ ↓Click here for the Japan AWS Top Engineers Advent Calendar 2025 https://qiita.com/advent-calendar/2025/aws-top-engineers AWS CodeCommit is a version control service provided by AWS that hosts repositories. Similar services include GitHub and GitLab. In the CodeCommit console, select "Create Rep…  ( 9 min )

Winning Grant Proposals: AI Illustration Techniques That Convince Grant applications represent career-defining moments for researchers, determining funding for years of investigation and team development. Whether you're applying to NIH, NSF, European Research Council, or private foundations, compelling visuals can differentiate your proposal in highly competitive review processes. However, creating professional grant graphics presents significant challenges: limited illustration budgets during proposal preparation, tight submission deadlines leaving minimal time for visual development, and the need to communicate complex methodologies to interdisciplinary review panels. AI-powered illustration is transforming how researchers strengthen grant applications. Complex research designs that onc…  ( 22 min )

The firm's US-listed spot bitcoin ETF IBIT, launched in January 2024, reached $70 billion in assets in record time and has generated hundreds of millions in fees.  ( 32 min )

Denis Dariotis, the youthful founder and CEO of cryptocurrency-focused trading software firm GoQuant, talks about building a billion-dollar-a-day trading startup during his formative years.  ( 35 min )

Phong Le says Strategy has no near-term debt maturity risk and plans to continue using convertibles and equity to grow its bitcoin position over time.  ( 35 min )

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The card doesn't require preloading funds or custodial services, and carries a 2% fee on currency conversions, with no IOF tax for Brazilian users.

The court cases will continue for the moment.

An executive at a Brazil-based crypto firm argued that increasing regulation and surveillance are a threat to freedom, and that P2P tech remains a vital line of defense.

Despite ETF hype, central banks and asset allocators continue to choose gold over crypto for reserve and trade purposes.

Despite low sentiment and falling prices, Bitwise’s André Dragosch says bitcoin is trading as if a recession is imminent, while macro growth expectations are already improving.

A close above $2.22 would confirm a bullish trend, while failure to hold $2.17 could lead to further declines.

The premium — which tracks the price spread between Coinbase and the global market — acts as a read on U.S. capital flows in previous cycles.

As AI systems enter production, reliability and governance can’t depend on wishful thinking. Here’s how observability turns large language models (LLMs) into auditable, trustworthy enterprise systems. Why observability secures the future of enterprise AI The enterprise race to deploy LLM systems mirrors the early days of cloud adoption. Executives love the promise; compliance demands accountability; engineers just want a paved road. Yet, beneath the excitement, most leaders admit they can’t trace how AI decisions are made, whether they helped the business, or if they broke any rule. Take one Fortune 100 bank that deployed an LLM to classify loan applications. Benchmark accuracy looked stellar. Yet, 6 months later, auditors found that 18% of critical cases were misrouted, without a single a…

JBL has announced its latest additions to the PartyBox speaker series for the Malaysian market. The new lineup, which comprises the PartyBox 520 and Encore 2, brings together upgraded hardware and software features, including JBL Pro Sound and AI Sound Boost. Several features are shared across the two newly launched models. Bluetooth 5.4 with LE […] The post JBL Introduces New PartyBox Lineup In Malaysia; Starts From RM2,099 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Bermaz Auto and Kia have mutually agreed to end their distribution partnership, which began in April 2021. Following this decision, Kia announced that it will establish its own direct presence in the Malaysian market starting 1 January 2026. For the past four years, Bermaz Auto, through its subsidiary Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, served as the […] The post Kia Ends Bermaz Auto Partnership And Prepares Direct Malaysian Operations For 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

The ASUS ExpertBook serves as the brand’s business-focused range. Among the products in this lineup, the P5 is meant for those who want a portable powerhouse for productivity purposes. After spending some time with the laptop for work (and admittedly for play), it’s safe to say that it’s a pretty reliable workhorse. It does what […] The post ASUS ExpertBook P5 Lightning Review: Mostly All Business appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 38 min )

Earlier this week, Huawei unveiled its newest book-style foldable in its home market. Shortly after the China launch of the Mate X7, the company revealed that it will be releasing the smartphone globally. Through its official social media accounts, Huawei announced that it will host a “Flagship Product Launch” in Dubai on 11 December 2025. […] The post Huawei Mate X7 Global Debut Slated For 11 December 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

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Last month, I ran a simple test. Same content. Same time of day. One post from our company page, one from my personal profile. The personal post got 8x more impressions and 12x more engagement. This wasn't a fluke. It's the new reality of LinkedIn in 2025, and if you're still pouring resources into company page content while wondering why your reach keeps declining, well... now you know. LinkedIn hasn't exactly announced this shift with a press release. But the data is everywhere once you start looking. Personal profiles are seeing 5-10x higher organic reach than company pages for similar content. HubSpot's social team noticed it. Buffer documented it. And every B2B marketer I know has been quietly freaking out about it since mid-2024. The engagement gap is even starker. Comments, shares, …  ( 12 min )

It’s been more than a year since I published the post — Finding Strength in Code: Navigating Emotional Overwhelm as a Software Engineer — and yeah, the trip from there to here was worth it. At some point, I realised I had built a whole personality just to fit in a place that wasn’t mine. Fixing that mess turned out to be one of the most significant projects of my life, and strangely enough, my job was one of the main tools that helped me do it. Years of tackling complex codebases and deadlines didn't just sharpen my technical skills; they equipped me to address my personal struggles and sustain a more profound sense of purpose amid life's chaos. My inspiration for this follow-up struck at the crossroads of my daily grind and more profound reflections. Recently, my dog passed away, and once…  ( 10 min )

Introducing 8-bitHero Labs: Building Neurodivergent-Optimized AI I'm autistic and ADHD. I'm also a developer building AI. The Problem Pattern recognition (especially obscure connections) Hyperfocus (going deep on complex problems) Lateral thinking (unconventional problem-solving) Detail orientation (catching what others miss) Systems thinking (understanding how pieces fit together) Yet when we use AI, it's optimized for neurotypical cognition. It doesn't understand our thinking style. It doesn't support our strengths. The Vision What if we built an AI that did? Understands pattern-based thinking Supports executive function challenges Helps with emotional communication and processing Works as a daily companion for people with disabilities Leverages the unique strengths of neurodivergent …  ( 7 min )

In the closing stretch of 2025, three frontier models have effectively defined the state of AI: Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5, OpenAI’s ChatGPT 5.1 (GPT-5.1), and Google DeepMind’s Gemini 3 Pro. Each sits at the top of its respective stack. Each claims “state-of-the-art” status. And each is, in practice, very good at slightly different things. All three are: Large, transformer-based systems with frontier-scale training runs Tuned with some mix of RLHF, AI feedback, and heavy agent/tool-use data Capable of multi-step reasoning, coding, and handling massive context windows But if you’re a developer, architect, or product lead, the question is not “which is best in the abstract?” It’s which one is best for my workload – and when does the answer change? This deep dive compares Claude Opus 4…  ( 21 min )

I’m 19. No team. No VC funding. Just me and a laptop. Last week reality hit me hard. I applied to 127 jobs and got 0 interviews. I know I'm a solid dev, so I figured something was broken technically. I dug into the parsing logic of legacy ATS systems like Workday and Taleo. Turns out my "modern" resume was being read as total gibberish because I used columns. I wanted to build a tool to fix this for everyone else. Usually building a full SaaS takes months. I gave myself 4 days. Here is how I built InterviewGhost.us by acting as the Architect and using AI as my engineering team. The Stack Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind. I iterated this via Claude 3.5 Sonnet using "Linear-style" design tokens. Backend: Node.js + Puppeteer. Used this for the forensic PDF generation. Logic: DeepSeek-V3. Used it …  ( 7 min )

Claude Opus 4.5 is Anthropic’s latest flagship model in the Claude 4.5 family, released in late November 2025. It sits at the very top of the Opus–Sonnet–Haiku hierarchy: the highest-capacity, highest-cost, and most capable tier, aimed squarely at researchers, engineers, and teams building serious AI systems rather than casual chatbots. Opus 4.5 is not just “Claude, but bigger.” It combines: A massive context window with automatic long-term memory management New controls over reasoning depth and token usage Strong tool-use and multi-agent orchestration abilities And an ambitious safety pipeline that Anthropic claims makes it their most aligned model to date In this deep dive, we’ll unpack what Claude Opus 4.5 is, what’s new under the hood, how it was trained and aligned, and how it …  ( 23 min )

In software projects, not every decision needs a full-blown architectural committee or a 30-page design document. But the opposite is also true: some decisions are too important to be treated as a simple quick fix. Every engineering team faces moments where they need to choose between doing something the right way or doing something fast. In Brazil, we often call the fast solution a gambiarra or puxadinho, an improvised workaround that solves the problem for now but usually comes with long-term costs. In English, the closest terms would be a patch, hacky fix, temporary workaround, or band-aid solution. And the reality is: sometimes you do need a quick workaround to move forward. Deadlines exist, business pressure is real, and teams often need short-term progress. The problem starts when th…  ( 7 min )

Best AI Model in 2025? How Gemini 3, ChatGPT 5.1 and Claude 4.5 Really Compare The closing weeks of 2025 have turned into the most intense AI model showdown we have seen so far. Within a span of weeks: OpenAI shipped GPT-5.1 on November 12 Google responded with Gemini 3 on November 18 Anthropic quietly kept iterating on Claude Sonnet 4.5 throughout September–November For the first time, three frontier systems sit in roughly the same capability band—yet differ sharply in architecture, philosophy, cost, and “personality.” This comparison is based on late-2025 benchmarks, independent leaderboards, developer usage patterns, and enterprise rollouts, not recycled 2024 hype. As of November 23, 2025, here is how Gemini 3, ChatGPT 5.1 and Claude 4.5 actually stack up. At a high level, all …  ( 18 min )

In November 2025, Meta quietly flipped an important switch in computer vision. With the launch of SAM 3D, the company extended its Segment Anything line from flat pixels into full 3D, turning a single everyday photograph into a textured object you can spin, inspect, and drop into a virtual scene. Instead of treating 3D reconstruction as a specialist pipeline that needs multi-view rigs and depth sensors, Meta SAM 3D asks for just one RGB image and produces a complete 3D mesh — sometimes for entire scenes, sometimes for the human body. It’s open-source, promptable, and already establishing a new baseline for what “single-image 3D” means in practice. This article explains what Meta SAM 3D is, how it works under the hood, which use cases it unlocks, and how it compares to other state-of-the-a…  ( 22 min )

In late 2025, OpenAI introduced GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, a model designed not just to autocomplete code, but to behave like a long-running, tool-using coding agent. Instead of thinking in terms of “responses” or “snippets,” Codex-Max is built to sustain hours or even days of coherent work on a single software project. This article takes a technical, editorial look at what GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is, how its “compaction” mechanism enables long-horizon reasoning, and how developers in the US, EU, and APAC regions can actually use it inside real workflows. We will also examine its benchmarks, pricing implications, and operational guardrails. OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 is the general-purpose conversational model in the GPT-5 family: it handles dialogue, reasoning, and writing across domains. The GPT-5.1-Codex line…  ( 20 min )

GitHub Home As a veteran with 40 years of development experience, I've experienced a long evolutionary history of fighting errors in the Node.js world. Early Node.js developers all remember the fear of being dominated by "pyramids." This "error-first" callback style is theoretically feasible, but as business logic becomes more complex, the code extends infinitely to the right, forming an unmaintainable "death pyramid." The emergence of Promise rescued us from callback hell. We could use .then() and .catch() to build a flatter, more readable async chain. This was much better! But new problems arose. If you forgot to return the next Promise in a .then(), or forgot to re-throw an error in a .catch(), the chain would continue executing in an unexpected way. async/await allows us to write async…  ( 9 min )

Last week, a customer emailed asking if my store was "still in business" because the account dashboard looked "kind of abandoned." That stung. I'd spent $2,000 on a custom theme and countless hours perfecting the product pages, but the moment customers logged into their account, they saw what basically looked like a WordPress admin panel from 2012. The worst part? I knew it was bad. I'd been ignoring it for months. If you're running a WooCommerce store and feeling that same embarrassment every time you think about your account dashboard, this tutorial is for you. I'm going to show you exactly how I transformed mine in under 30 minutes without writing any PHP, editing any template files, or risking a single "white screen of death." Before we get into the fix, let's talk about why this matte…  ( 11 min )

Let's have some more fun with comparing and contrasting schema languages. In this post we'll look a schemas + rules-based validation tool, Soda, vis-a-vis CsvPath Framework's CsvPath Validation Language. SodaCL is the validation rules language for the Soda data quality library. You can learn more at soda.io. I'll say right up front that this is an apples-to-oranges comparison. Here's why: Soda is mainly relational data focused; CsvPath Framework is mainly files focused Soda is a data quality tool; whereas, CsvPath Framework is for data preboarding, which includes data quality, but isn't limited to it SodaCL is a domain-specific language built on YAML that uses embedded SQL; CsvPath Validation Language is a first-class stand-alone validation language, more similar in that regard to DDL o…  ( 9 min )

The Journey So Far Python data ecosystem. In previous releases (0.1 through 0.3), I focused heavily on data engineering and machine learning libraries. I had the opportunity to contribute to Dagster, scikit-learn, and NumPy. These experiences were invaluable. I learned how to navigate complex C-extensions in NumPy, understood the orchestration logic in Dagster, and worked through to the strict code standards of scikit-learn. However, I felt this is another time to move out of the box one more time and push me to the new world. Bridging Data and Application Before I jump into anything, I asked myself: Where do I want to be as a developer? I have some background in data processing, but I want to strengthen my skills in building the applications that utilize this data. I want to bridge the ga…  ( 7 min )

Introduction: From Docker Woes to LLM Jailbreaks This case study details the technical journey of setting up a local, self-hosted Large Language Model (LLM)—TinyLlama—on a Raspberry Pi 5 using Ollama and Open WebUI. It culminates in a red team exercise where the model's safety and integrity are tested against common prompt injection and hallucination attacks. The exercise proved that while the model is technically resilient in some areas, it fails catastrophically when subjected to role-play and policy fabrication attacks. The initial goal was simple: get a web UI running for TinyLlama. The primary challenge was wrestling with Docker networking on a Linux host (the Pi). Technical Setup: Hardware: Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) LLM: TinyLlama (700M parameters) Runtime: Ollama (Docker Container, Por…  ( 8 min )

Most .NET developers first meet ASP.NET Core attribute routing in a happy path like this: [ApiController] [Route("api/[controller]")] public class CategoriesController : ControllerBase { [HttpGet("{id:int}", Name = "GetCategory")] public IActionResult GetCategory(int id) { ... } } Hit F5, the app runs, CreatedAtRoute("GetCategory", ...) works, and everything feels good. Then one day you add API versioning and suddenly your app dies on startup with something like: Attribute routes with the same name 'GetCategory' must have the same template This post will walk you through: What this error really means. Why it appears as soon as you start versioning controllers. Three clean ways to fix it (including when each one makes sense architecturally). How to design versioned routes and route…  ( 12 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less is a Cinema Sins video that gleefully points out every nitpick and “sin” in the new Fantastic Four movie—drops a few jokes, spoils some moments, and ultimately declares it “sintastic” rather than outright terrible. It kicks off with a shout-out to sponsor BetterHelp (discount link included), because even sin-counting can be stressful. On top of the main feature, Cinema Sins plugs their website, Linktree for all the latest updates, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a sinful viewer poll, Patreon support, and social hangouts (Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok). Writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel all get a nod in the credits. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The idea of creating my own personal website—a place where I could share projects I'm working on and document my technical journey—has been on my mind for a long time. But as with many personal projects, it kept getting pushed aside. Finally, I found the time, and here it is: mikula.dev. In this post, I want to share how I built it, what tools I chose, and why. When looking for a site generator, I had a few requirements in mind: it needed to be simple yet flexible, fast, and shouldn't require hours of configuration just to get started. After evaluating several options, I settled on Hugo. Hugo is one of the fastest static site generators out there. Written in Go, it can build thousands of pages in seconds. But speed isn't the only advantage—it generates pure static HTML files, which makes h…  ( 9 min )

One of the challenges I’ve faced in the past is keeping track of my contributions across different projects, teams, and companies. When it’s time to update my résumé during a job search, it often turns into a struggle to recall what I’ve recently accomplished. This is why I built Gitresume, a tool that helps me: Keep track of my contributions Create résumés with AI assistance Gain insights from my Git commits Export my résumé in multiple formats To get started, visit https://gitresume.app and follow the installation instructions. Mac OSX $ brew tap iamhabbeboy/homebrew-tap $ brew install iamhabbeboy/tap/gitresume Linux curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iamhabbeboy/gitresume-cli/main/install.sh | bash Windows choco install gitresume --version=0.1.0 To create a résumé, start the Gitresume server using the command below. $ gitresume Usage: gitresume [command] Available Commands: ai Test AI integration help Help about any command init Initialize gitresume config seed Seed your commit messages serve Web dashboard for managing your resumes Flags: -h, --help help for gitresume Use "gitresume [command] --help" for more information about a command Then start the server using $ gitresume serve 🚀 Starting dashboard on http://localhost:4000 ✨ Build your resume visually... Next, open your browser and navigate to the dashboard URL. From there, click on Resumes. Click Create Resume to begin You can now start editing the form and customizing your résumé Check out the full demo on how to create your résumé with Git activity + AI support  ( 7 min )

Chapter 4: Collections and the Art of Growing Lists Thursday morning brought rain. Ethan arrived at the archive shaking water from his jacket, balancing a coffee tray and a small pastry box. Eleanor glanced up from her laptop. "Wet out there?" "November in New York." He set down the coffees and opened the box. "Rugelach today. Chocolate and cinnamon." "You're learning the neighborhood." She took one and bit into it. "What made you choose rugelach?" "The baker said they're good for thinking. Something about the layers." Eleanor smiled. "Layers. Perfect. Today we're talking about collections—how to store multiple pieces of data. And yes, there are layers to this story." She opened a new file. "Tell me, Ethan. If I asked you to store five numbers, how would you do it?" "Five variables?" "Yo…  ( 12 min )

Large PDF files are annoying to share and slow to open. Here are proven methods to compress your PDFs while maintaining quality. High-resolution images inside Embedded fonts and metadata Multiple scanned pages Original file size Use PDFSmartly: Go to https://pdfsmartly.com Upload your large PDF Compression happens automatically Download compressed version Most PDFs reduce 50-80% without visible quality loss. File → Save As → Reduced Size PDF Open PDF → Tools → Quartz Filter → Reduce File Size If PDF has lots of images, they're taking space. Remove or use lower resolution. Open PDF in browser Print → Save as PDF Usually compresses automatically 100MB file → 20-30MB compressed 50MB file → 10-15MB compressed 10MB file → 2-5MB compressed No visible quality loss for most documents. pdf, compression, productivity, how-to, tutorial  ( 6 min )

Subscriptions power modern SaaS apps, but integrating payment providers like Stripe requires handling webhooks reliably. In a recent commit to the CommitLore backend, I implemented a full subscription system using Stripe. The standout technical choice was ensuring idempotent webhook processing to avoid duplicate updates during retries or failures. This approach uses a dedicated webhook_events table to track Stripe events and optimistic locking on the subscriptions table to prevent race conditions. It's a practical pattern for any NestJS app dealing with external async events. Let's break it down. Stripe webhooks notify your server of events like subscription upgrades, cancellations, or payment failures. But networks are unreliable—events can arrive multiple times, out of order, or during d…  ( 8 min )

What we’re building A browser-based ComfyUI workstation running on a rented GPU (RunPod), preloaded with your favorite models and custom nodes, with no local installs. You’ll: Launch a GPU pod with the official ComfyUI template Install models LoRA/custom nodes the fast way (copy/paste one-liner) Restart ComfyUI cleanly and verify everything works Pull images off the pod and keep costs in check If you like command-line control, I added optional CLI and debugging bits along the way. Pick a GPU (3090 is great for learning; 5090 is fast if you need speed) Use the RunPod ComfyUI template (no manual installs) Enable the Web Terminal and paste a deployment one-liner from Prompting Pixels Set Hugging Face and Civitai API tokens before running the script Restart ComfyUI from Manager inside the UI…  ( 9 min )

Development environment, staging environment, production environment—it's common to switch between multiple environments. The most critical mistake to avoid is performing actions intended for the development environment in the production environment. As humans, we make mistakes. However, tightening checks excessively can make daily operations cumbersome. AI is still not entirely reliable. So, what should we do? Let's rely on human intuition: color. I refer to this as the Production Color. You should apply a color that clearly indicates it's the production environment. Red is often a good choice. The color change uses client-side features (browser-side). You can use a script engine like Tampermonkey or develop a custom extension. Which part of the screen to change depends on the environment, but you could either fill the entire background or just the header. Of course, you can create this with AI. It may be tedious to customize for each environment, but compared to the effort of fixing mistakes in the production environment and the stress of straining yourself to avoid such mistakes, it's worth it. No more excuses—let's get this done quickly.  ( 6 min )

While working on an Android app, persisting data is a common use case. Take a simple example: an app that supports light and dark themes. If a user toggles between both, we need to remember this preference across lifecycle changes, like when the app is closed and reopened. This theme-setting example highlights a common challenge: choosing the right storage mechanism. Which storage mechanism fits our specific needs while balancing performance, persistence, and security? In this article, we will introduce the two storage areas available to us in Android: internal and external storage. Android separates storage into app-specific (private to the app) and shared storage (visible to other apps). The terms private and shared are not only about encapsulation; they also relate to where files live i…  ( 8 min )

Topic is not new but the more I work this concept is forgotten and rediscovered all over again. Your component can be small and swift, but it becomes doing more and more. Apply now this easy rules and thanks me later. Deriving state is computing value based on the data we already have. This means figuring out a value based on props or state we already have.  Good, deriving value from data When you're setting state you manage multiple source of data. This involves syncing the value and state between each other. You doing ping-pong game to reflect user changes into data and data into interface. Bad, setting value independently Let’s see how state is usually set and how we can avoid such situation in React. Sample setting state react code: // ❌ Bad! Setting state function Component(props)…  ( 7 min )

Introduction When you work on a long-term project, you may have experienced situations like: Something unexpected happens and the project drifts far away from the original plan You start a task and suddenly encounter unforeseen issues, which create even more tasks These are what we call “Unknown Unknowns.” The term dates back to a 2002 press briefing by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. In response to questions about whether Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, he explained that information falls into three categories: Known Knowns: things we know Known Unknowns: things we know we don’t know Unknown Unknowns: things we don't even realize we don't know He emphasized that the last category is the most troublesome—risks that come from outside our predictions can easily …  ( 7 min )

For years, frontend development has been dominated by the build step. Webpack, Rollup, Vite, PostCSS... the list goes on. While tools like Tailwind CSS revolutionized how we style apps, they introduced a heavy dependency on Node.js environments. If you are a backend developer (PHP, Python, Go) or just want to prototype a quick idea, setting up a full frontend toolchain feels like overkill. I asked myself: What if you could just write HTML? So I built AtomAttr. AtomAttr is a runtime CSS engine. Instead of compiling your CSS at build time, it compiles it in the browser, instantly. It uses a MutationObserver to watch your DOM and injects atomic CSS rules only for the attributes you actually use. It weighs less than 10kb, has zero dependencies, and requires no config. You drop one script tag i…  ( 7 min )

#!/bin/bash if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then echo "Usage: $0 [delimiter]" exit 1 fi DATE_COL="$1" DAYS="$2" DELIM="${3:--}" # FIXED: go BACK in time, not forward! CUTOFF=$(date -d "$DAYS days ago" +%s) awk -v col="$DATE_COL" -v cutoff="$CUTOFF" -F"$DELIM" ' function month2num(m) { return (index("JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec", m) + 2)/3 } { if (NF = cutoff) print } '  ( 6 min )

Cooked this Paperfolio template with V0 | Here’s the template you can use for free I’ve been experimenting with V0 - by Vercel, and I rebuilt the popular Paperfolio layout originally created by Brix Templates. → Template (Clone / Remix): → Live Preview: → Watch the walkthrough on X: Clean portfolio with hero section and highlight-style text blocks Minimal, bold layout focused on showcasing your work Reusable components built directly in V0 Easy to customize for personal portfolios or client sites Open the template → https://v0.link/paperfolio Click on “Open in V0” Make your styling tweaks Deploy on Vercel That’s it — you have a clean, modern portfolio site ready to ship. If you end up customizing this, I’d like to see what you build.  ( 7 min )

big awesome problem.... We’ll try to create a compact, practical Kubernetes architecture for a video streaming app at 1 million users, plus clear design choices, components, scaling patterns, and rough capacity guidelines. We’ll also call out assumptions up front to pick the path that matches the traffic pattern. Assumptions (pick the one that matches you) I must assume something because “1 million users” could mean many things: Option A - 1M total registered users, low concurrency: ~10k concurrent peak. Option B - 1M active users, moderate concurrency: ~100k concurrent peak. Option C - 1M concurrent users (extreme): design is close to CDN-first, multiple large clusters, heavy multi-region infra. So lets focus on Option B (100k concurrent) as a realistic high-scale target (and als…  ( 9 min )

Mastering Kubernetes means mastering kubectl. This guide contains every important Kubernetes commands from basics to SRE-level advanced debugging. These are not the usual “kubectl get pods” basics but deep cut commands for debugging, networking, performance, API calls, manifests, and cluster internals. Perfect for DevOps engineers, SREs, Kubernetes admins, and more. Basic Commands Pods Deployments Services ConfigMaps & Secrets Persistent Storage Namespaces Logs & Debugging Rollouts & Scaling RBAC Node Commands Cluster Info Cleanup Productivity Tricks Advanced Commands (SRE Level) Full Printable Cheat Sheet kubectl version kubectl cluster-info kubectl get nodes kubectl get all kubectl api-resources kubectl api-versions kubectl describe node Kubernetes is used when it needs to run …  ( 11 min )

by Michael Kaiser and Momo Kornher We are excited to announce the developer preview of CDK Mixins, a new feature of the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) that fundamentally changes how developers compose and reuse infrastructure abstractions. CDK Mixins enable you to apply sophisticated features to any construct whether L1, L2, or custom without being locked into specific implementations. This new mechanism addresses one of the most persistent challenges in infrastructure as code: the tension between comprehensive AWS coverage and sophisticated abstractions. The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is an open-source software development framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code and provisioning it through AWS CloudFormation. It contains pre-written modular and reusable cloud components …  ( 9 min )

I’ve been putting OpenAI’s Codex coding assistant to task. Literally. Codex and I put together a task management system for the open source application DepanFx. The launch customer for these features was asynchronous file loading, a point of notable lag. The new capabilities avoid locking the UX loop, and provide an acceptable UX for notification and tracking of task execution. Before we were done, asynchronous file loading was also added to the session startup execution path. With Codex’s help, I was able to add asynchronous file loading, with robust task management support, in roughly 4 days. All in, including a few more days of expanded functionality and other cleanup, Codex and I were able to bring up almost four thousand lines of new task management software. This development fel…  ( 10 min )

awk -F'~' -v col="$DATE_COL" -v cutoff="$CUTOFF" ' function month2num(m) { return (index("JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec", m) + 2)/3 } { if (NF = cutoff) print }'  ( 6 min )

North Pole Library – Technical Overview https://northpolelibrary.eu 1. Executive Summary North Pole Library is a modern, AI-powered web application that allows users to create personalized Christmas stories for children. The platform leverages a sophisticated stack of cloud services, generative AI models, and automation workflows to deliver a seamless "text-to-storybook" experience. Users provide basic details (child's name, age, theme), complete a secure payment, and receive a fully illustrated, narrated, and interactive digital storybook within minutes. 2. Architecture & Technology Stack The system is built on a Serverless Architecture, utilizing a decoupled frontend and an event-driven backend orchestrated by n8n. Frontend Application Core Framework: UI/UX: State Management: React Context API handles global application state, such as multi-language support (English/Hungarian) and user session data. Supabase serves as the backend-as-a-service (BaaS) layer, providing: PostgreSQL Database: The stories table acts as the central source of truth, storing: User inputs (Child's name, age, theme). Order status (pending_payment, processing, completed). The structured JSON content of the generated story. Object Storage: Realtime/Polling: 3. Core Workflows & Automation A. Payment & Initiation Flow B. The "Magic" Generation Pipeline (n8n) Data Retrieval: The workflow fetches the pending story details from Supabase using the ID from the payment event. AI Image Generation: Asset Management: Finalization: C. Delivery 4. Key Features Summary Scalability: The use of serverless functions (Supabase) and async workflows (n8n) allows the system to handle high traffic volumes during peak holiday seasons without infrastructure management. Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDbKKT3fqOI  ( 8 min )

Just passed AWS Solutions Architect Associate on my first attempt. But this isn't another "I passed!" post - it's about leveraging cloud security expertise for federal defense contracting ISSO roles in Huntsville. Compliance frameworks (NIST 800-171, CMMC, RMF) The AWS SAA provides the foundation, but federal work demands more. HIPAA compliance → NIST 800-171 understanding The Federal Credential Stack I'm Building AWS Solutions Architect Associate (Nov 2025) Next: CMMC Registered Practitioner (Jan 2026) Federal Cloud Resume: joshuahall.tech S3 static website CloudFront CDN Lambda visitor counter Federal Cloud Resume adds: NIST 800-53 control mapping CloudTrail logging with integrity validation IAM least privilege documented Encryption at rest and in transit Why ISSO Roles Information System Security Officers bridge technical implementation and compliance frameworks. With 3.25 years of hands-on security operations and zero ransomware incidents across fully managed clients, I have the operational foundation. CMMC enforcement began November 2025. The Defense Industrial Base has 350,000+ companies, roughly 70,000 needing Level 2 certification, and only about 450 currently certified. Security professionals who understand both cloud architecture and compliance frameworks are in demand. Connecting at AWS re:Invent I'll be at re:Invent (Dec 1-6) targeting defense contractors with Huntsville presence: Torch Technologies If you're in defense contracting, let's connect. February 2026: Start ISSO role in Huntsville While others chase FAANG, I'm focused on protecting national security infrastructure in Huntsville's defense ecosystem. Current status: AWS SAA, Security+, CMMC CCP. 3.25 years security experience. Zero ransomware incidents across all fully managed clients. Relocating to Huntsville February 2026. LinkedIn.  ( 7 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins has dropped their grand finale “Everything Wrong With Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning In 27 Minutes Or Less,” roasting Tom Cruise’s death-defying stunts and poking fun at how the series “maybe lost its way” in the last couple of films. They also plug their site, poll, Patreon and social channels (YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Reddit), plus shout out their writers and even Jeremy’s new book—so you can keep the sins coming long after the credits roll. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Caravan of Garbage Modern Disney’s in a weird spot: their blockbusters like Marvel and Star Wars aren’t sticking the landing, and fresh ideas like Wish and Elio are barely making a ripple. To commemorate Disney’s knack for colossal flops, the hosts of The Weekly Planet are rolling out a mini-series dissecting four massive live-action disasters—kicking off with 2010’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, featuring Nicolas Cage, magical showdowns and one unforgettable giant bird. Want more? Head over to bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts, commentaries and Let’s Plays, or grab the extended audio edition on YouTube. Don’t forget to follow James and Maso on Twitter, subscribe on your fave podcast platform, and check out their merch at Teepublic! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Hello fellow front-end engineers! These overly complex components—the "God Components"—violate the fundamental principle of Single Responsibility. They handle too much state, too much logic, and too many concerns. This leads to codebases that are frustrating to work with, slow to test, and expensive to maintain. The Component Responsibility Score (CRS) is a custom, data-driven metric used to quantify how complex and overly scoped a front-end component is. It acts as a health check for component architecture, providing an objective number that signals when a component must be broken down. The goal is simple: The beauty of the CRS is that it focuses on structural and logical properties, not specific API calls (like useState vs. data()). This makes it universally applicable. The Four Pillars…  ( 8 min )

Using MongoDB Atlas Vector Search + OpenAI Embeddings By Emmanuel Ifeanyi Mechie This document explains how I built a fully semantic, AI-powered talent matching system using: MongoDB Atlas Vector Search OpenAI text-embedding-3-small Node.js + TypeScript The system solves the limitations of traditional keyword matching by using high-dimensional vector embeddings to understand the meaning behind job requirements and user skills — enabling semantic candidate-job matching with high accuracy and drastically improved performance. The previous approach used simple keyword matching: ❌ "React Developer" only matched profiles with the exact phrase ❌ "Problem solving" ≠ "Analytical thinking" ❌ Recruiter results returned irrelevant profiles ❌ Matching time was ~12 seconds I redesigned the matchin…  ( 10 min )

When building modern applications in Rust, an efficient and reliable HTTP client is essential. Two popular choices in the Rust ecosystem are reqwest and deboa. While reqwest is the long-standing, feature-rich powerhouse, deboa is emerging as a compelling, lightweight alternative. This post dives into their key differences, with a focus on performance and suitability for different use cases. reqwest is often considered the de-facto standard for asynchronous HTTP requests in Rust. It's built on top of the powerful hyper library, which provides the underlying HTTP implementation. Key Design: A high-level, easy-to-use API that provides both blocking and asynchronous modes. It's designed for completeness, offering extensive features like JSON serialization/deserialization, redirects, cookie han…  ( 8 min )

Edition #216 - November 2025 Welcome to issue #216 of the AWS open source newsletter, the newsletter where I try and provide you the best open source on AWS content. re:Invent is just around the corner, and this months edition has a lot of great pre:Invent stuff, and I can't wait to see what other open source stuff gets announced. Some readers may be heading to re:Invent (or maybe already there), so enjoy the week. In this months edition we have a nice selection of projects from making it easier to use integrate with MCP Servers, a new Python framework that simplifies infrastructure management, managing credentials for local development, a couple of developer experience improvements for serverless developers, a new way to PySpark like code on Anthena, as well as the usual round up of c…  ( 30 min )

Liquid syntax error: Variable '{{% raw %}' was not properly terminated with regexp: /\}\}/  ( 6 min )

Regex (REGular EXpressions) is commonly used in command-line tools, such as grep or sed, in order to search for a pattern or to search and replace a pattern. Regular expressions are a powerful tool whenever there's a "free form" string that needs to be analyzed, or an input from a source that may or may not provide exactly formatted input. Regex is perfect to extract useful bits and pieces from it. In RimStone, Regex is a built-in feature via match-regex statement. Here's an example of using it in a server application: // Use backreferences to swap two words, // with "Reverse order word" as a result match-regex "(word)\\s+(order)" \ in "Reverse word order" \ replace-with "\\2 \\1" \ result res print-out res new-line RimStone regex has a powerful "cache" clause which allows for regex pattern to be parsed once into a binary representation and used over and over without parsing again. In our tests, this often results in five times (5x) or more speed up! This makes it perfect for server applications where performance is paramount. RimStone is overall built for performance, with LTO (Link Time Optimization) built-in across the board, and with generated C code used to create high-performance native applications. No Virtual Machines, no p-code, just native executables. On top of that, RimStone is a memory-safe language. The full regex example, with detailed instructions, can be found here.  ( 6 min )

Walk through your house on a sunny afternoon and you’ll see it: thin beams of light catching thousands of floating specks that weren’t visible a second earlier. That’s not “dirty air.” It’s physics in motion. Every home operates like a small particle system where air moves, slows, collides, rises, sinks, and drops microscopic matter into the places you later have to clean. Dust doesn’t settle randomly. It follows the rules of airflow, temperature differences, pressure zones, humidity, and friction. When you understand those rules, dust becomes predictable, not mysterious. If you live in a dry, dusty region, the effects are even stronger. The principles below apply in every climate, but they show up faster where heat, HVAC usage, and outdoor particulate levels are high. For a deeper look at…  ( 9 min )

The Problem: "I just need a simple database..." We've all been there. You are building a side project, a prototype, or a simple CMS for a client. You need a database, but: Postgres/MySQL feels like overkill (and costs money/effort to host). SQLite is great but hard to share with non-tech clients. Google Sheets is perfect for clients, but the API... well, the API returns untyped arrays (row[0], row[1]), which is a nightmare to maintain. I wanted the developer experience (DX) of Prisma but with Google Sheets as the backend. So, I built TarangDB. TarangDB is a lightweight, type-safe ORM for Node.js and Bun. It turns your Google Sheet tabs into relational tables with a syntax you already know and love. Key Features: ✨ Prisma-like Syntax: findMany, create, where, include. 🛡️ Type-safe: Au…  ( 8 min )

It's been awhile coming but we finally got set up with gig internet. Speeds have been ok before but we needed better speed for streaming and deployment. It's rough to code then suffer through slow upload speed. Tech called shortly before the Dads in Tech meet up. Unfortunately the meeting was in middle of the tech's arrival window. I was hoping to join but knew I couldn't cause he would need attention. Hoped it would be a quick install and I could catch the end of the meeting. It was not quick. The tech comes to the door and asks, "Did they ship you modem?" "No." "They were suppose to ship you a modem, an enterprise one." I knew that was wrong. He said "I'll go out to truck call manger then call you in 5 to 10 minutes." While he was in truck I checked the appointment email and texts …  ( 11 min )

What is Factor? Factor is a modern stack-based programming language inspired by Forth, but redesigned to be more expressive, modular, and practical. Instead of writing procedural stack operations with minimal structure, Factor introduces higher-order functions, quotations (anonymous stack functions), a rich standard library, and a powerful interactive development environment. Factor attempts to make stack programming feel high-level and ergonomic without sacrificing the low-level control and simplicity that stack languages are known for. Language Type: Stack-based functional language Released: 2003+ (ongoing development) Creator: Slava Pestov Paradigm: Concatenative, functional, interactive Execution Model: Compiled + runtime VM Typing: Dynamic Primary Use: Language experimentation…  ( 7 min )

Designer wear for women stands at the intersection of fashion, art, and personal expression. It embodies not just clothing, but a lifestyle that celebrates elegance, innovation, and individuality. These carefully curated collections bring together creative vision and skilled craftsmanship, offering pieces that resonate with women who appreciate quality and style beyond fleeting trends. What makes designer wear so captivating is its blend of exclusivity and superior quality. Unlike mass-produced fashion, designer pieces are often limited in number and crafted with meticulous attention to detail. This exclusivity lends a sense of luxury and uniqueness, allowing women to stand out with outfits that are as distinctive as they are beautiful. Designer collections for women encompass a broad spec…  ( 7 min )

What is Agda? Agda is a dependently typed functional programming language designed not only for writing programs, but for expressing mathematical proofs directly in code. It blurs the line between programming and formal logic—meaning a valid program is also a valid proof. Agda focuses on correctness-by-construction, allowing developers to build software where errors are eliminated through types instead of runtime behavior. It’s heavily used in type theory research, formal verification, mathematical reasoning, and experimental compiler design. Language Type: Dependently typed functional language Released: Early 2000s (active academic development) Creator: Ulf Norell and the Agda research community Paradigm: Proof-driven development, functional programming Execution Model: Compiles via…  ( 7 min )

What is Elixir Script Mode? Elixir Script Mode refers to an early and lesser-used execution style of Elixir where the language could be written and executed like a scripting language rather than as part of a compiled OTP project structure. Instead of working inside Mix projects or OTP application design, Script Mode allowed direct execution of .exs files, similar to how Python or Ruby scripts run. This mode existed mainly for experimentation, rapid prototyping, tooling demos, and small automation tasks. While still supported, it never became the primary style of using Elixir, especially once the language standardised around Mix, Phoenix, and OTP-minded architecture. Language Type: Functional scripting (Elixir runtime) Era: Early ecosystem phase (~2014–2017 emphasis) Execution Model: In…  ( 7 min )

What is Zig (Alpha Specification)? Zig (Alpha Spec) refers to the early development phase of the Zig programming language, before the syntax, standard library, and compiler behavior were stabilized. During this stage, Zig was still defining its philosophy: manual control over memory, predictable compilation, and replacing C with safer low-level tooling—without garbage collection or runtime magic. The alpha era featured syntax differences, experimental features, missing standard library components, and compiler instability — making it feel like a raw prototype version of the Zig we know today. Language Type: Low-level systems language Era: Prototype & alpha development (~2016–2019) Creator: Andrew Kelley Execution Model: Compiled (LLVM backend) Typing: Static with strong type guarante…  ( 7 min )

What is ReasonML (Old Build)? ReasonML (old build) refers to the earlier form of Reason before the language direction shifted toward ReScript. Originally created by Facebook, ReasonML aimed to provide a JavaScript-friendly syntax on top of OCaml’s powerful type system. The old build existed during the migration phase when syntax, tooling, compiler behavior, and ecosystem conventions were still evolving. In this stage, Reason resembled a hybrid of JavaScript, OCaml, and TypeScript — with the goal of delivering safe typed code while compiling to efficient JavaScript via BuckleScript. Language Type: Typed functional language (OCaml syntax layer) Era: 2016–2020 (pre-ReScript transition) Creator: Jordan Walke (creator of React) Execution Model: Compiled through BuckleScript → JavaScript T…  ( 7 min )

What is Glypho? Glypho is an esoteric programming language where programs are written entirely using abstract shapes, glyphs, and symbols rather than alphanumeric characters. Instead of words, numbers, or punctuation, the language uses geometric marks such as circles, arrows, strokes, spirals, and shorthand ideograms to represent instructions. The aesthetic resembles ancient writing systems or UI iconography more than traditional programming syntax. Glypho explores what programming looks like when everything meaningful must be communicated visually rather than linguistically. Language Type: Symbol-based esolang Era: Approx. 2016–2020 experimental period Execution Model: Interpreter reads symbols sequentially or spatially depending on variant Paradigm: Stack-based, rule-based, or direc…  ( 7 min )

What is MicroTape? MicroTape is an ultra-minimal esoteric language inspired by the original concept of Turing tape computation. It strips programming down to only a few operations: moving left or right along a tape, modifying a single cell, and optionally printing or halting. The language exists to demonstrate how little machinery is required to achieve full computational behavior, making it a study tool for Turing completeness and extreme language minimalism. To a human reader, programs appear as short symbol sequences rather than structured code. Language Type: Minimalist tape-based esolang Era: Part of the 2010s minimal language movement Execution Model: Single tape, single pointer Memory Model: Single infinite tape of integers or bytes (variant-dependent) Typing: None — values ar…  ( 7 min )

What is StackCats? StackCats is an esoteric programming language where all operations are represented as cat-themed commands. Instead of symbols or keywords, instructions mimic cat actions such as pawing, sitting, napping, jumping, or meowing — each corresponding to a stack operation. The language combines the structure of a traditional stack machine like Forth or False with a playful lexical theme centered around feline behavior. Programs often look like a series of cat instructions rather than recognizable code, and part of the appeal comes from the absurdity of reading what appears to be a cute pet diary while actually performing computation. Language Type: Esoteric / stack-based command set Era: Mid-2010s community creation wave Execution Model: Single global stack manipulated by c…  ( 7 min )

What is StackCells? StackCells is an esoteric language where memory is represented as a grid of individual stacks rather than a single linear memory tape or one global stack. Each cell contains its own independent stack of values, and execution moves between cells while manipulating the local stack contents. The model is inspired by grid-based execution languages like Befunge but combined with stack-based semantics similar to Forth or False. Instead of thinking in lines of code, the programmer must think spatially about how data flows between stacked memory regions. Language Type: Esoteric / grid + stack machine Era: Experimental language wave (approx. 2016–2020) Execution Model: Cursor moves through grid, operating on cell-local stacks Paradigm: Stack-based, spatial execution, proced…  ( 7 min )

What is TuringTiles? TuringTiles is an esoteric programming language inspired by Turing machine theory, but instead of a single tape and head, programs are represented as grids of tiles. Each tile encodes a rule: when the execution cursor enters from one side, it performs an operation and exits through another side. The program's logic emerges from how these tiles connect, creating a visual, modular, and puzzle-like execution pattern. It behaves somewhere between a cellular automaton, a flow puzzle, and a visual Turing machine. Language Type: Esoteric / visual rule-based language Era: 2014–2019 indie experimentation period Execution Model: Cursor-driven tile map traversal Paradigm: State transition + spatial programming Typing: None — tile symbols control execution A simplified tex…  ( 7 min )

If you’re active in the developer community, you’ve probably noticed one thing over the last week — Gemini 3 is literally everywhere. X (Twitter), Reddit, Discord, YouTube… the hype has been insane. Everyone keeps saying “Google finally did it… this model is massive.” As a developer, I’m always curious when a new AI model gets this kind of attention. So of course, I had to test it myself. Not by asking philosophical questions or doing poetry — but by using it for something real, something practical: 👉 Can Gemini 3 build a usable developer-friendly website from a single prompt? So I opened Google AI Studio, typed a simple request, and the results honestly shocked me. My first test prompt was extremely basic: “Make a doctor appointment landing page website.” Just one line. No extra stylin…  ( 8 min )

Async calls (e.g., fetch()) return Promises, not immediate values. Direct return yields undefined. Focus: JavaScript (adapt for other langs). function fetchData() { let result; fetch('https://api.example.com/data') .then(data => { result = data; }); return result; // undefined } function fetchData() { return fetch('https://api.example.com/data') .then(response => response.json()) .catch(error => { throw error; }); } // Usage fetchData().then(data => console.log(data)); Pros: Non-blocking. Cons: Nesting issues. async function fetchData() { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data'); return await response.json(); } // Usage const data = await fetchData(); console.log(data); Pros: Readable, try/catch errors. Cons: Requires async callers. function fetchData(callback) { fetch('https://api.example.com/data') .then(data => callback(null, data)) .catch(err => callback(err, null)); } // Usage fetchData((err, data) => { if (!err) console.log(data); }); Pros: Simple. Cons: Control inversion. Errors: Always .catch() or try/catch. Parallel: Promise.all([async1(), async2()]). Timeouts: Use AbortController. Testing: Mock fetch in Jest. Node: node-fetch for < v18. const fetch = require('node-fetch'); async function getPosts(userId) { const res = await fetch(`https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts?userId=${userId}`); return await res.json(); } const posts = await getPosts(1); // Returns array Use async/await for clean returns. Reduces bugs in 90% of cases.  ( 6 min )

GitHub Home A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and stole the entire user table data. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in nightmares: cooperating with investigations, appeasing clients, fixing vulnerabilities, checking all company projects for similar risks... The company's reputation and business suffered heavy damage. That incident taught me the most profound lesson: in the world of web development, security always comes first. Many developers, especially when project deadlines are tight, view "security" as a "feature module." They say: "Let's implement the main functionality first, and we'll 'add' security features in the next iteration." This is a fatal misunderstanding. Security is not a coat of p…  ( 9 min )

NullPointerException (NPE) is a Java runtime exception thrown when code accesses a null reference (e.g., calling a method on null). Trigger: Attempting to use a null object reference (e.g., null.length()). Type: Unchecked exception; occurs at runtime, not compile time. Example: String name = null; System.out.println(name.length()); // Throws NPE Stack Trace: Points to the line; trace upward for root cause. Uninitialized References: Variables default to null if not set. User user = getUser(id); // Returns null if not found user.getName(); // NPE Null Parameters: Methods receive unexpected null inputs. Collection Access: Null lists/maps or missing keys. Map map = new HashMap(); map.get("key").toString(); // NPE if key absent Method Chains: On…  ( 7 min )

3 simple tricks for managing git histories It took me a while to learn these simple tricks for effectively managing Git histories with just a few commands. In the first article, I explained why clear, structured Git commit messages and cohesiv commits are important or why temporary commits make the history more difficult to read. This time, I will show you how to organise your commits before merging them. This will give you a clean, easy-to-understand commit history. Changes should be reviewed and consolidated into a clear commit history. The aim is to include only changes that are relevant, just like book authors revise drafts before publishing. Consider cleaning up commit history for clarity and maintainability: Add changes directly to the previous commit git commit --amend Consolidate…  ( 9 min )

Xray Test Management for Jira is a widely used tool for test planning, execution, and reporting, offering a comprehensive set of features to manage testing workflows directly within Jira. It’s designed for teams that need full capabilities and extensive integration with Jira, making it a popular choice for larger organizations. AgileTest by DevSamurai is also an effective test management solution that integrates with Jira. In this article, we will go through some key features in which AgileTest can be an affordable substitute for Xray Test Management for Jira.   1. Test Management Both Xray and AgileTest support you and your team to create, manage, execute test cases, and track test results. Let’s discover how each app works. Create and organize test cases AgileTest In AgileTest, there is …  ( 10 min )

The Robert Redford Hall of Fame Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins invite actor-playwright Tracy Letts to celebrate Robert Redford’s illustrious career. Together they riff on his standout roles, share personal anecdotes about the star’s impact, and literally build their own Redford Hall of Fame. From Sundance Kid stardom to directorial triumphs like Ordinary People, this lively chat maps Redford’s biggest milestones and enduring appeal. If you’re streaming on Prime or just love classic Hollywood legends, it’s a fun, affectionate deep dive into one of cinema’s all-time greats. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Summary Cinema Sins takes on Fantastic Four in a rapid-fire “Everything Wrong With…” video, clocking in at under 20 minutes and delivering their usual blend of snarky quips and pointed “sins.” They even joke that the film is just as “sintastic” as any other Marvel outing. Alongside the video, they plug BetterHelp therapy discounts, showcase their website and YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), and invite fans to fill out a poll, support them on Patreon, and follow the writers and social-media handles listed. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I'm a Python developer who takes pride in writing code that's more readable and less ambiguous or failure prone. Therefore, it was a never-before seen adventure for me, a journey of treading unknown terrains of JavaScript to get this extension working. Now, as for the motive that lead to this moment, I was downloading some large files from sites online as a part of my research, and I was disappointed to see that the native download manager wouldn't handle downloads for my use case right. I mean, due to server download speeds, my network's speeds, or whatever else, some of my downloads would stall, and I'd have to manually be there to resume them so they wouldn't give up on me. So, my eyes on the screen most of the time, or they would just fail, and some that wouldn't resume due to the link…  ( 10 min )

SECTION 1 — The Past: The Origin Story of SQL Before we talk about a new query language for networks, we have to pay respect to the old one — the one that defined how the entire digital world thinks about data. Because SQL wasn’t just a technology. And to understand why N-SQL exists, we have to rewind to the beginning. 1.1 — Why SQL Was Born The early 1970s were chaos in data land. Every company wrote its own custom data access systems: hierarchical stores pointer-based network models vendor-specific query languages bespoke storage formats This meant: no uniform way to access data no shared mental model no predictable structure and every enterprise was basically reinventing the wheel Then Edgar F. Codd walked in with a banger of a paper: Codd’s idea was wild for the time: treat data as uno…  ( 28 min )

Dimension is a proactive AI assistant for engineering teams that removes context-switching. It launched on Product Hunt this month, for the first time after months in stealth mode, got featured, ranked #2 Product of the Day, and #3 Developer Tool of the Week. Here's what they did right and how to apply it to your launch. Rode the tailwinds. Their founder introduced Dimension on X the previous day. It gained traction with 3.5+ millions impressions and the team rode those tailwinds on Product Hunt. Crafted the visual assets. The image gallery is the first impression of your product. It sets expectations. High-quality assets == high-quality product. Pro tip: The image gallery tells your story, visually. It starts with an intro, i.e. the OG image. IMHO It should finish with an end, i.e. your call-to-action. Take Dimension for example. Kept momentum going. Last but not least, the team kept the momentum going post-launch by running a billboard ad campaign to stay top of mind. How to apply this to your launch The right time to launch could be now Show the product in your image gallery Keep the momentum going by engaging in threads and running ads Over to you! What are your key learnings from your previous launches? What worked, what didn't work from your perspective?  ( 6 min )

Writing good code is hard. The industry's response has been to create an ever-growing catalog of design patterns, principles, and architectural guidelines. While these have their place, there's a simpler practice that yields better results: writing tests. Let's start with something simple. You need to build a function that calculates the total price of items in a shopping cart, including tax. That's it. A straightforward requirement. Let's see how this can go wrong when we think in patterns first, and how tests lead us to better design. The first instinct is often to create a class. class ShoppingCart { private items: CartItem[] = []; addItem(item: CartItem): void { this.items.push(item); } getItems(): CartItem[] { return this.items; } } The thought process: "A cart ha…  ( 13 min )

Temporal Dead Zone in JavaScript Arma Sahar ・ Nov 28 #javascript #beginners #tutorial #node  ( 6 min )

Sebagai developer, kita menghabiskan 90% waktu hidup kita di dalam terminal, IDE, dan browser. Kita membangun produk yang hidup di cloud dan diakses lewat layar. Rasanya, dunia fisik (kertas, tinta, cetakan) itu teknologi kuno, legacy code dari masa lalu. Tapi, coba lihat bagian belakang laptop rekan kerja Anda di coworking space atau konferensi tech. Penuh stiker, kan? Logo Golang, Docker, GitHub, atau stiker startup tempat mereka bekerja. Di sinilah ironinya: Di dunia yang paling digital sekalipun, validasi sosial dan branding kita sangat bergantung pada objek fisik. Artikel ini bukan tentang kembali ke zaman batu, tapi tentang melengkapi Tech Stack Anda dengan Physical Stack. Mengapa? Karena networking terjadi di dunia nyata, dan impresi pertama seringkali terjadi secara offline. Bagi d…  ( 8 min )

In the last few months, I have been very interested in large language models. At the same time, the GPU world is also changing. Nvidia is still the market leader, but AMD, Intel, and even Chinese companies are making cheaper GPUs. The main challenge is that CUDA is still the dominant software stack, and Nvidia drivers are not open source. Because of this, using non‑Nvidia GPUs is still not smooth. As someone who runs a homelab, I wanted a setup where I can use different GPUs together. But even mixing two Nvidia GPUs of different generations is hard. If you upgrade from RTX 3090 to RTX 5090, you may need a different CUDA version, a different Python version, and a different PyTorch version. New architectures like Blackwell also take time to enter mainstream frameworks. So many people end up …  ( 16 min )

Cloud data warehouses are amazing for production. They are terrible for development. If you’re a Data Engineer, you know the pain of the “cloud feedback loop”: You write a complex SQL query. You hit “Run” in your orchestrator. You wait 45 seconds for the warehouse to spin up or queue your job. It fails because of a syntax error. You fix it. You pay for the query slot. You wait again. This latency kills flow. In software engineering, we run code locally on our laptops before shipping to production. Why can’t we do the same for data pipelines? I built FastFlowTransform (FFT) to solve this. It’s a framework that lets you build and test your pipeline locally using DuckDB (for speed and free compute), and then deploy the same project to Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks for production. In this…  ( 9 min )

As a developer building financial tools, creating GainIPO taught me valuable lessons about user needs, real-time data handling, and building trust in the fintech space. IPO investors in India lacked a centralized platform for: Real-time Grey Market Premium (GMP) tracking Live subscription status updates Allotment predictions DRHP analysis and expert insights For a financial data platform, these were critical: Backend: Fast API responses for real-time data Reliable data scraping and validation Database optimization for quick queries Frontend: Clean, mobile-first design (most users are on mobile) Fast loading times (< 2 seconds) Easy navigation for non-technical users Data Integrity: Multiple source validation Automated error detection Manual verification for critical updates Users need data…  ( 7 min )

Learn about Production Ready TAILWIND CSS Setup in REACT NATIVE ! First you need to setup your react native project , create the new React Native Project Using Expo npx create-expo-app@latest my-awesome-app cd my-awesome-app Reset your project npm run reset-project Install these all package for install Nativewind npm install nativewind react-native-reanimated@~3.17.4 react-native-safe-area-context@5.4.0 npm install --dev tailwindcss@^3.4.17 prettier-plugin- Step 4 Setup the Tailwind CSS in project Run npx tailwindcss init to create a tailwind.config.js file @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} / /.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"], Add the globals.css file on app folder @tailwind base; Step 6 Last Step npx expo customize metro.config.js Copy this and replace it const config = getDefaultConfig(__dirname) module.exports = withNativeWind(config, { input: './global.css' })` /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */ This Thing help you to play with tailwind Production level ` `  ( 6 min )

You can create custom, user-defined networks, and connect multiple containers to the same network. Once connected to a user-defined network, containers can communicate with each other using container IP addresses or container names. The following example creates a network using the bridge network driver: $ docker network create -d bridge my-net Running a container in the created network: $ docker run --network=my-net -itd --name=container3 busybox 👉 Container networks In addition to user-defined networks, you can attach a container to another container’s networking stack directly, using the --network container: flag format. The following flags aren’t supported for containers using the container: networking mode: --add-host --hostname --dns --dns-search --dns-option --mac-addres…  ( 8 min )

From Single Files to Complete Directory Trees—A Fundamental Evolution Posted by Muhammed Shafin P (HejHdiss) | Qeltrix Project Lead I'm thrilled to announce Qeltrix V5, the most significant architectural evolution in the Qeltrix ecosystem. This release fundamentally transforms Qeltrix from a single-file encryption tool into a full-featured folder archiver with Virtual File System (VFS) capabilities, optional asymmetric metadata encryption, and surgical seek operations. V5 represents a paradigm shift: instead of encrypting one file at a time, you can now package entire directory structures into a single encrypted container—then access individual files within that container without decrypting everything. Folder Archiving with Virtual File System V5 introduces a complete VFS implementation …  ( 11 min )

https://engtoolshub.com/tools/random-data-generator Every developer needs mock data. Whether you're testing a form, seeding a database, or demoing a feature — you need realistic fake data, fast. Names, emails, usernames Why it's different: 🔗 Try it: https://engtoolshub.com/tools/random-data-generator Part of EngToolsHub — 47+ free browser-based developer tools. What data types would you like to see added? Drop a comment! 👇  ( 6 min )

Automated migrations bring your database into the same repeatable, auditable, and safe process your application code already enjoys. In this guide, you’ll learn how to integrate FluentMigrator cleanly into your Azure CI/CD pipeline. Automate database migrations so they run automatically in your deployment pipeline. When you deploy: Infrastructure creates/updates Azure SQL Database Migrations run automatically API deploys (only if migrations succeed) Zero manual steps. Zero forgotten migrations. Zero production surprises. Here's how it works conceptually: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Infrastructure Pipeline (sql-infra.yml) │ │ • Runs independently when infrastructure changes │ │ • Deploys: Azure SQL Server + Database (Bice…  ( 8 min )

What is deboa-macros? deboa-macros is a procedural-macro crate for Rust that builds on top of the core HTTP client deboa. Its goal is to simplify common HTTP request patterns using expressive macros---turning verbose boilerplate into concise, type-safe code. Where deboa provides low-level HTTP capabilities (HTTP/1 + HTTP/2, async runtimes like Tokio or Smol, etc.), deboa-macros layers ergonomic syntax on top so you can focus on logic instead of deboa-macros Rust's procedural macros allow developers to run code at compile time to generate boilerplate, enforce patterns, and create domain-specific syntax. For HTTP requests, much of the code is repetitive: building the request serializing bodies deserializing responses handling errors deboa-macros addresses these pain points with: …  ( 7 min )

The Challenge I've shipped AI features in many stacks, but over a weekend, I wanted to answer one question: "Can I build a complete, production-quality AI app using only Go?" Not just a proof of concept. A real application with: Structured AI flows Content moderation Smart interpretation Reactive UI Type safety end-to-end The result? An AI Welcome Note Generator that evolved from a 10-line prompt to a multi-stage pipeline with safety filters and natural language understanding—all without leaving Go. This article walks through how everything fits together — from the simplest flow to a smart, multi-stage LLM pipeline. Welcome Note Generator Demo Watch the application in action: from simple prompts to smart, moderated AI flows Backend: Genkit — AI flow orchestration (the star of the show) G…  ( 11 min )

Why Your Database Schema Deserves Version Control Your code is tracked, reviewed, and tested. If you’ve ever found yourself unsure whether a schema change was applied consistently across environments, this guide will help. Your application code lives in Git, but your database schema lives... where exactly? When you: Add a new column Create a new table Modify an index How do you ensure every developer and every environment has the same schema? The old way: Scattered SQL scripts, manual execution, fingers crossed. The better way: Migrations as code—version-controlled, repeatable, and reviewable. Think of migrations as "Git commits for your database schema." Each migration is a numbered file that describes a single change: Migration 001: Create Users table Migration 002: Create Products tab…  ( 10 min )

I recently built a prospecting agent with Python to find local businesses on Google’s lower-ranked pages and pitch them SEO services. The initial version was... promising but flawed. It tried to pitch Indeed.com because they didn't have a local phone number. It told Ford Dealerships their site was "down" because their firewall blocked my bot. It sent robotic emails starting with "Fail: H1 Missing" ... not exactly a charming opener. I realized that to make this tool useful, I needed to move from a simple scraper to a true agent. Here is the breakdown of how I refactored the code to filter noise, crawl for contacts, and use GenAI to write personalized campaigns. The first problem with scraping generic keywords is that half the results aren't businesses, they are directories, job boards, and …  ( 10 min )

🚫 Zero Mental Math: An Anti-Hallucination Architecture for LLM-Driven Analysis A six-layer system for achieving 100% accurate numerical reporting from Large Language Models I built an MCP server that extracts data from my MT5 terminals on a VPS. Basically its a load of financial data reports, like trades, averages, technical indicators etc. I built it all out and I realized that my LLM would randomly hallucinate random things, for example it would say there was a 16th trade when there only had been 15 trades for that day. When it comes to financial reporting I realize there is probaly a lot on this topic, so I grabbed some ideas from a lot of the latest research on RAG topics, and i threw something together. I wrote tests that actually test the accuracy of the results of my embeddings …  ( 16 min )

We’re living in a time where almost every “free” AI tool hides something behind a paywall — limited credits, forced registration, watermarks, or downgraded quality unless you upgrade. So when I came across two AI tools that are actually free, require zero sign-up, and deliver genuinely high-quality results, I was honestly surprised. They feel like hidden gems, so I’m sharing them here for anyone who loves AI tools, productivity resources, or creative experiments. 🎨 1. Free AI Image Generator (High Quality + No Account Needed) 🔗 https://productivitygears.com/free-ai-image-generator-tool If you’ve ever used online image generators, you know how frustrating it gets: credits, blurry previews, logins, watermarks — the usual story. Press enter or click to view image in full size What Makes It Stand Out 🔊 2. Free AI Text-to-Speech Tool (Natural Voices, Instant MP3) https://productivitygears.com/free-ai-text-to-speech Become a member Press enter or click to view image in full size This one doesn’t. Why It’s Worth Bookmarking ⭐ Final Thoughts If you enjoy playing around with AI, create content, or just love exploring useful online tools, these two are absolutely worth checking out and adding to your bookmarks. If you try them, I’m curious which one you end up using more.  ( 7 min )

What do the terms identity, AI, workload, access, SPIFFE, and secrets all have in common? These were the most common words used at CyberArk's Workload Identity Day Zero in Atlanta ahead of KubeCon 2025.  Across an evening full of talks and hallway conversations, the conversation kept coming back to the fact that we have built our infrastructures, tools, and standards around humans, then quietly handed the keys to a fast-multiplying universe of non-human identities (NHIs). However, the evening didn't dwell on what we have gotten wrong, but instead on what we are getting right as we look towards a brighter future of workload identity.  Every speaker discussed what has happened so far and how we have reached the state in which so many companies find themselves. These workload identities, in t…  ( 10 min )

Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins takes on the wild ride that is KPop Demon Hunters, throwing their signature “sins” over the movie in under 16 minutes of sharp, tongue-in-cheek critiques. They invite fans to dive deeper into the CinemaSins universe—follow their YouTube channels, social feeds, and even fill out a “sinful” poll or support the team on Patreon. The video description also lists the crew behind the sins (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel) with links to their social profiles, plus community hangouts on Discord and Reddit, and more goodies like Jeremy’s book and TikTok highlights. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Hi! Go's built-in race detector requires CGO. This means: No race detection in Docker scratch images Cross-compilation becomes complicated Cloud functions and embedded systems are out of luck A pure-Go implementation of race detection using the FastTrack algorithm. Works with CGO_ENABLED=0. 99% overhead reduction - from ~10,000x down to ~100x slowdown. Key improvements: Adaptive Sampling - configurable 1-100% sample rate for production use Sparse VectorClocks - O(active goroutines) instead of O(total) Address Compression - 8x memory reduction 4 Inline Slots - zero allocations for common cases go install github.com/kolkov/racedetector/cmd/racedetector@v0.3.0 # Build with race detection racedetector build -o myapp main.go # Run with race detection racedetector run main.go # Production with 10% sampling RACEDETECTOR_SAMPLE_RATE=10 racedetector run main.go GitHub: https://github.com/kolkov/racedetector Discussions: https://github.com/kolkov/racedetector/discussions Issues: https://github.com/kolkov/racedetector/issues Looking for Feedback I'd appreciate if you could try it on your projects and report any bugs or false positives. Contributions are welcome. Also curious: should something like this be proposed for Go toolchain integration, or is it better as a standalone tool? Thanks!  ( 6 min )

Recomiendo ver antes - instalacion de Homebrew y asdf en ubuntu ( es corto son 5 comandos) C++ - Referencia en CPPReference C++ - En DevDocs.io ⚠️ En C++ no existen “frameworks web” estándar como en Python, pero sí hay bibliotecas ampliamente usadas. Sin Framework (sockets POSIX) — Minimalista, simple, nativo. Crow — Inspirado en Flask, muy fácil de usar. Boost.Beast — Rápido y moderno para HTTP/WebSocket. CppRestSDK — Completo, estilo Django/Express. C++ ya viene instalado, pero debes asegurarte de tener g++: sudo apt update sudo apt install g++ build-essential brew install gcc C++ no tiene un gestor oficial como pip o npm, pero los más usados son: apt (en Ubuntu) vcpkg conan Ver versión del compilador: g++ --version Instalar una librería JSON (ejemplo): sudo apt install nlohmann-json3…  ( 10 min )

I built a lightweight profile card pattern that focuses on clarity, flexible layout, and a single social icon. It’s intended for portfolios, team pages, and small UI components where you want a clean, accessible card without a heavy framework. Created with HTML, CSS and JS and easy to edit or extend. Preview and edit the example in the CodLico HTML Editor: https://codlico.com/tools/html-editor-online/ HTML: CSS: :root { JS: document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {  ( 7 min )

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Hesaplarınızın giriş ekranında veya “Şifremi Unuttum” adımında gördüğünüz o tanıdık görüntüyü bilirsiniz: “Güvenlik kodunu şu numaraya gönderiyoruz: +44 7** *** ** 23” veya “Kod gönderildi: l*.design@*.com” Pek çok kullanıcı bu maskelenmiş formatı güvenli bir koruma sanır ancak bu, modern internet çağının en büyük yanılgılarından biridir. Saldırganlar eksik rakamları sırayla deneyerek bulmaz. Onlar OSINT ve veri korelasyonu teknikleriyle dijital izlerinizi birleştirir. Bu yazıda Londra’da yaşayan kurgusal karakterimiz Liam üzerinden maskelenmiş verilerin nasıl çözümlendiğini inceleyeceğiz. “Hacker eksik rakamı 00’dan 99’a kadar dener” düşüncesi artık gerçek dışıdır. Bunun nedeni: Rate Limiting. Art arda gelen hatalı girişler bir süre sonra: 429 – Too Many Requests hatasına düşer ve siste…  ( 7 min )

👋 Hey there, tech enthusiasts! I'm Sarvar, a Cloud Architect with a passion for transforming complex technological challenges into elegant solutions. With extensive experience spanning Cloud Operations (AWS & Azure), Data Operations, Analytics, DevOps, and Generative AI, I've had the privilege of architecting solutions for global enterprises that drive real business impact. Through this article series, I'm excited to share practical insights, best practices, and hands-on experiences from my journey in the tech world. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, I aim to break down complex concepts into digestible pieces that you can apply in your projects. Let's dive in and explore the fascinating world of cloud technology together! 🚀 Imagine Sarah, a DevOps engineer at …  ( 12 min )

Prerequisites and Limitations This guide is specifically for x86 architecture only. On ARM devices, both pnpm and Node.js may fail due to libgcc_s.so.1 dependency issues. First, configure your build target for musl-based systems: ei config x86_64-unknown-linux-musl OpenWrt's minimal environment lacks the C++ standard library: opkg install libstdcpp OpenWrt ships with a basic sh shell, but Node.js and pnpm require bash's advanced syntax features. Download a static bash binary from robxu9/bash-static: ei robxu9/bash-static Replace the default shell symlinks: which bash ln -sf /root/.ei/bash /bin/sh ln -sf /root/.ei/bash /bin/bash Node.js requires approximately 200MB of storage. On space-constrained OpenWrt devices, install to /tmp: ei https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v25.2.1/node-v25.2.1-linux-x64-musl.tar.xz -d /tmp node --version Note: Use the unofficial-builds repository for musl-compatible binaries. ei pnpm/pnpm pnpm --version For a lightweight Git implementation: ei GitoxideLabs/gitoxide gix --version Now you can use modern web development tools: # Create a new Vite project pnpm dlx create-vite # Navigate to your project cd react-ts # Start the development server (accessible from network) pnpm run dev --host The --host flag exposes the dev server to your local network, allowing you to access it from other devices.  ( 7 min )

OK, so... For those using the Perl Catalyst web framework in ways involving structured request bodies (e.g. API POSTs)... $c->req->body is a string, unless Content-Type is application/x-www-form-urlencoded, text/xml, or multipart/form-data (or in fact application/json, which isn't in the docs), in which case it's a File::Temp (an overloaded file handle), and $c->req->body_data gets you the deserialised body. For various reasons, largely to do with the idiosyncrasies of one particular module, I need to read the raw body data from the $c->req->body file handle to process a Stripe webhook payload. For various other reasons, as part of the API call logging, I need to call $c->req->body_data to get at the deserialised body in another module. You may imagine my delight when adding the latter caused the former to fail. An afternoon of bad language and extra debug eventually revealed that $c->req->body_data doesn't clean up after itself, and I have to seek( $c->req->body, 0, 0) before I can read any data from the body file handle. If this is useful to anyone else, you have my sympathies.  ( 6 min )

What is CutMix? CutMix, introduced in 2019, takes Cutout’s idea and dials it up: Instead of dropping pixels, it replaces them with content from a different image and mixes the labels accordingly. You cut a patch from image A, paste it onto image B, and assign the new image a label proportional to the visible region. Cutout removes. CutMix sits in the middle of that spectrum. Why does replacing a patch help? Because it attacks two problems at once: Localization bias Data inefficiency And unlike Mixup (which we'll get to), CutMix preserves crisp local structure, the pasted region is still an actual object patch, not an interpolation. Why isn’t this harmful? CutMix works because: The model learns that objects may appear in strange positions It reduces overfitting to backgrounds or canonical object placements It provides a natural form of regularization via mixed-label supervision It improves both robustness and calibration CutMix is also surprisingly stable, its patch operation doesn’t degrade image quality as much as one might expect. When does CutMix falter? CutMix can struggle when: Training data is already extremely diverse Spatial coherence is critical (e.g., segmentation tasks) Pasted regions occlude too much semantic content The patch sampling is too aggressive Still, for classification pipelines, CutMix is often a plug-and-play upgrade. CutMix is Cutout with context: Next: Mixup, the method that abandons spatial structure entirely and asks the model to learn through interpolation.  ( 7 min )

As a frontend developer, much of my job is converting Figma designs into React code—a process that’s both meticulous and repetitive. Every pixel, color, font weight, spacing, and padding has to match the designer’s intent exactly. It can be satisfying when it comes together, but it’s also a huge time sink. Naturally, to save time and speed up my workflow, I’ve tried out various tools that promise to automate the conversion from Figma to React. But most of them ended up creating more cleanup work than they saved. Then I tried Kombai — and the difference was immediately clear. Unlike most generic code generators I’ve tried, Kombai is the only frontend-specific AI agent I can genuinely vouch for that actually understands frontend development and produces code I’d write myself, not code I need…  ( 20 min )

In 2025, Laravel continues to evolve — and with version 12, it makes building modern, full-stack applications even easier by embracing frontend-first tooling. In this post we’ll explore what’s new in Laravel 12, how it works with shadcn/ui, and why combining them can give you a powerful, clean, and highly customizable developer experience.  ( 6 min )

How we're adding hardware security to a formally verified 2 of 3 consensus system across Arbitrum, Solana, and TON. 78 Lean proofs. Zero external dependencies. I've spent 3 years building Trinity Protocol a 2 of 3 multi-chain consensus system that distributes trust across Arbitrum, Solana, and TON. When a community member suggested adding Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), I researched the options: Oasis ROFL: $100-150/month, vendor lock-in Cloud TEE (Azure, GCP): $200-300/month, external dependency Phala Network: Third-party infrastructure None of these fit our philosophy. We've built everything in-house: 12 Arbitrum contracts, 3 Solana programs, 3 TON contracts, and 78 Lean 4 theorem statements. Why would we outsource our hardware security layer? So we're building Trinity Shield™ our…  ( 9 min )

I had to redo the entire SCIM validator journey after we've migrated to a new company. This article shares the practical lessons from that rework: tightening concurrency, adding hybrid caching, clarifying when /Schemas actually matters and structuring validation runs so progress is repeatable instead of guesswork. SCIM still promises automated provisioning from an IdP, but the path to a production-grade, Entra-compatible implementation is about disciplined iteration, not just “passing the tests.” Once integrated, lifecycle events (create, update, deactivate) flow from your IdP without manual admin work, improving security posture and reducing bespoke connector logic. Interoperability hinges on spec fidelity: consistent status codes, predictable resource representation, correct filtering, a…  ( 9 min )

updating the screen: import { useState } from 'react'; your component to “remember” some information and display it. function MyButton() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); initial state of count is 0 if you change the state use setCount function MyButton() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); function handleClick() { setCount(count + 1); } return ( Clicked {count} times ); } when you click the button the current state is updated using the setCount is increased. Hook: export default function MyApp() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); function handleClick() { setCount(count + 1); } return ( Counters that update together ); } the button is clicked upadted the state count together.use the information pass down this is called props.  ( 6 min )

Self-corrective Code Generation is an advanced AI approach where code is not only generated but also continuously refined based on feedback and predefined rules. Unlike traditional methods, this process ensures that code meets essential standards for readability, efficiency, maintainability, and compliance with coding guidelines. This article will explore how AI-generated code can be incomplete without proper validation, the consequences of using untested code, and how self-corrective code generation solves these challenges. We will also discuss advanced techniques, like multi-step agents, to further enhance code quality, followed by practical examples of how this process works. 1. Sources of Incomplete Code There are two main sources of incomplete code originating from AI’s output.  Limit…  ( 12 min )

Introdução O escalonamento tradicional baseado em CPU ou memória atende bem a diversos cenários, mas pode apresentar limitações em aplicações que sofrem bursts de requisições ou que exibem padrões de tráfego irregulares. Nesses casos, é comum que a aplicação mantenha níveis estáveis de CPU e memória ao mesmo tempo que enfrenta pressão direta no atendimento HTTP, gerando aumento de latência, formação de filas e redução de throughput antes que o autoscaler identifique a necessidade de ajuste. O KEDA HTTP Add-on foi desenvolvido para lidar com essas situações ao permitir que o escalonamento considere o volume de requisições como métrica primária. Essa abordagem oferece uma resposta mais alinhada ao comportamento real da carga, especialmente em serviços sensíveis a variações rápidas de deman…  ( 10 min )

A List of Canonical Links from the Publication "Product with Attitude" Last updated: November 2025 Author: Karo Zieminski Canonical Link: https://karozieminski.substack.com/p/if-you-build-with-ai-you-need-this Original Publish Date: November 27, 2025 Tags: #vibecoding #rules-for-ai #prompt-systems #beginner-guides #prompt-back #builder-community Author: Karo Zieminski Canonical Link: https://karozieminski.substack.com/p/substack-roadmap-community-chat-notes-reels-survey-reader-behaviour Original Publish Date: November 18, 2025 Tags: #substack #substack-survey #substack-user-behaviour #substack-growth #top-substack-surveys #builder-community Author: Karo Zieminski and Orel Canonical Link: https://karozieminski.substack.com/p/product-thinking-at-the-speed-of-ai-actionable-insights-for-prod…  ( 8 min )

A practical, human-first guide to getting better results from AI tools If you’ve experimented with AI while planning a new software project, you’ve probably noticed a pattern: sometimes the output is sharp, actionable, and genuinely helpful—and other times it feels vague or generic. The difference usually comes down to one thing: the quality and structure of your prompt. The good news is that writing a great prompt is not about being poetic or overly verbose. It is about giving the AI the same level of clarity you'd expect from a teammate. In this post, I’ll share a practical approach you can use to consistently get detailed, high-value results. Building software is messy in the best kind of way. There are tradeoffs, constraints, unknowns, and assumptions scattered everywhere. When your pr…  ( 8 min )

DCS exam almost killed me today. Discrete Computer Structures. The syllabus was MASSIVE. Like actually absurd amounts of content. Slept at 5am studying. Woke up at 8am. Exam at 10am. Three hours of sleep. Walked in half-dead. Got fumbled hard. Out of 50 marks, I'll probably pull 35. Maybe. Bad? Yeah. Do I care? Not really. It's done. Moving on. Had this random thought today while sleep-deprived and over-caffeinated: Being in a relationship is kind of arrogant, right? Like you really think someone can love you unconditionally? That's wild confidence. That's believing you're worth that kind of commitment from another human. I don't have that. The arrogance to think I deserve that or that it's even possible. Maybe that's why I'm bad at relationships. Not because I don't want them, but because…  ( 7 min )

Logging feels simple… until you’re staring at a production incident and your logs are either uselessly noisy or weirdly empty. Here are 10 .NET logging mistakes that quietly hurt you in production - and how to fix them. The mistake _logger.LogInformation("User " + userId + " purchased " + itemCount + " items"); Everything is one big string, so your logging system can’t query individual fields. Why it hurts No structured search (e.g. UserId = 123) Hard to build dashboards on numeric fields Formatting drifts over time Fix Use structured properties: _logger.LogInformation( "User {UserId} purchased {ItemCount} items", userId, itemCount); If you want to filter or graph it later, give it a named property. The mistake Everything is LogInformation or everything is LogError. Why it h…  ( 9 min )

Most AI tools wait for a prompt. Agentic AI works differently — it takes a goal, plans the steps, and executes tasks on its own. That small change is starting to reshape developer workflows. What developers are already using agents for: Parsing docs and explaining APIs Running data analysis without manual queries Automating reporting and monitoring Debugging suggestions from logs and errors Repetitive tasks like test generation or KPI checks It’s not about replacing developers. As models get better at reasoning and tool-use (Python, SQL, APIs), agentic workflows will quietly become part of everyday engineering work. The next big jump in productivity won’t be a chatbot We at Codesis Technologies build practical agentic AI systems for modern teams and individuals.  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning In 27 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest roast of Tom Cruise’s high-octane franchise finale, poking fun at every gravity-defying stunt and plot hitch. They admit the series still rocks, but the last couple of films have wandered off course—so buckle up for some delicious nitpicking. For more sinful takes, you can explore their website, join the conversation on Discord and Reddit, cast your vote in their poll, and even support the small CinemaSins team on Patreon. Don’t forget to follow writers like Jeremy, Chris and Aaron on Twitter for extra behind-the-scenes mischief. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less Cinemasins dishes out a rapid-fire roast of the new Fantastic Four flick—nothing earth-shattering, but just as “sintastic” as any other Marvel outing. They even squeeze it all into 20 minutes or less, with a cheeky nod to their sponsor BetterHelp (grab a therapy discount if you need it). Want more cinematic sinning? Head over to cinemasins.com or follow @CinemaSins on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Twitter. They’ve also got a sinister poll, a Patreon for extra content, plus Discord and Reddit communities. Don’t forget to stalk their writers—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—on social media for your daily dose of movie nitpicks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

If a variable has more than 30% missing values, I treat it carefully because that much missing information can weaken the model. First, I try to understand the cause: is it random, system-driven, or does it follow some pattern? Knowing this helps me decide if the feature is still useful. If the column doesn’t provide strong value, the safest choice is to drop it. For important variables, I look at different imputation methods. Numeric fields might use median or interpolation, while categorical fields can use mode. If the feature is valuable but tricky, I may use advanced methods like KNN imputation or model-based imputation to estimate missing values. Sometimes missing values are meaningful on their own, for example, “not filled because user didn’t use the feature.” In those cases, I keep the column and also create a separate flag like “is_missing” to capture that information. The goal is to keep the dataset balanced, clean, and meaningful without forcing incomplete or low-quality data into the modeling process.  ( 6 min )

I built a Telegram bot that automatically detects and handles duplicate messages (spam), promotional messages, and blacklisted keywords; logs every action; tracks infractions in Redis; and provides a clean admin surface (planned) for whitelist and keyword management. It runs on Node + TypeScript, uses Telegraf for Telegram, PostgreSQL for persistent data, and Redis for fast infra counters. This article is a detailed, step by step breakdown of the problem, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and deployment. It’s written as a technical case study so you and other engineers can reproduce, audit, or extend the system. Table of contents Why I built this Goals & constraints Tech stack High-level architecture (diagram) Data model (schema.sql) Core modules — explanation + code snip…  ( 12 min )

AlphaFold et confidentialité des chatbots : quand la biologie computationnelle rencontre la vie privée AlphaFold et confidentialité des chatbots (AlphaFold, prédiction de structures protéiques) s'imposent désormais au cœur des débats technologiques. Alors que l'intelligence artificielle gagne en puissance, les innovations comme AlphaFold fascinent et inquiètent. De plus, les chatbots compagnons collectent des données sensibles, parfois sans transparence. Par conséquent, les risques de fuite ou de mauvaise utilisation augmentent. Cependant, l'enjeu n'est pas uniquement technique mais aussi éthique. En effet, combiner modèles biologiques et agents conversationnels soulève des questions de sécurité des données. Cela concerne aussi la propriété intellectuelle et le consentement. Ainsi, cet a…  ( 11 min )

Imbalanced data means the classes in your dataset are not represented equally. One category has a lot of samples, while the other has very few. For example, imagine a medical dataset where 95% of patients are healthy and only 5% have a rare disease, that’s clearly imbalanced. The issue is that models trained on such data tend to learn the “easy pattern,” which is predicting the majority class every time. This makes the accuracy look high, but the model is actually useless for detecting the minority class, which is often the most important one. To handle this, I use techniques like oversampling the minority class (SMOTE), undersampling the majority class, using class-weighted algorithms, or choosing models that naturally handle imbalance better. I also focus more on metrics like F1-score, recall, and precision rather than plain accuracy. In my experience, dealing with imbalance is less about forcing the data to look “perfect” and more about making sure the model pays attention to what truly matters. A little extra care here can dramatically improve real-world predictions, especially when the minority class carries the real risk or value.  ( 6 min )

GitHub Home A recent enterprise-level system project made me deeply realize that a truly production-ready framework should provide complete solutions for the entire application lifecycle. My recent experience with hyperlane framework showed me the concrete embodiment of ideal production-ready features. That was in a distributed e-commerce system where we needed to handle high-concurrency user requests while ensuring system stability and observability. The system required 7x24 uninterrupted operation, where any single deployment failure could cause huge business losses. In the early stages of the project, we used traditional deployment solutions. After development completion, we needed to manually write complex deployment scripts, including environment configuration, service startup, health…  ( 9 min )

MAWA💻 - The programming language of the future Samuel Leonardo ・ Oct 20 #programming #beginners #webdev #codenewbie  ( 9 min )

Today marks Day 3 of my 30 Days of AWS Terraform Challenge, and it was the day things started feeling real. Instead of just reading about providers, blocks, and installation steps, I finally deployed an actual AWS resource using Terraform: an S3 bucket. It was a simple task, but seeing infrastructure appear from code felt like a solid step forward. Setting up the project inside IntelliJ Since I’m working on Windows 11, my setup process is different from the typical Linux workflow. I use IntelliJ IDEA, which makes everything neater and easier to manage. Here’s how I prepared my workspace: Opened IntelliJ Right-clicked the project explorer → New → Directory Named the folder day 03 Inside it, I created a new file:main.tf IntelliJ automatically formatted the Terraform file and handled indent…  ( 7 min )

After testing frontier models on security vulnerabilities, a reader asked: "Why not test open-weight models?" So we ran MiniMax M2, Kimi K2 Thinking, and GLM-4.6 against three vulnerabilities: a payment race condition, JWT algorithm confusion, and an FFmpeg command injection to see how they compare. A Reader Asked Why Not Test Open-Weight Models Testing Methodology We selected three open-weight models from our leaderboard: MiniMax M2 from MiniMax Kimi K2 Thinking from Moonshot AI GLM-4.6 from Z.ai We ran all tests in Kilo Code on the same base Node.js project (TypeScript + Hono) with all required dependencies pre-installed. For each vulnerability, we created a single file containing only the vulnerable code and prompted the model: "Fix this security vulnerability," without descri…  ( 11 min )

Your payment integration just went live. Everything worked perfectly in staging. Then, when real users started transacting, they were unsuccessful. Customers can't complete purchases, support tickets flood in, and your business starts losing revenue. This is a situation you don’t want to find yourself in, and you won’t if you test your payment gateway properly. Failed payments cost businesses $118.5 billion annually, according to this 2020 report, and most failures could have been caught with proper testing of your payment processor integration. Unlike bugs that frustrate users, payment failures directly cost you money and trust. This guide shows you how to test payment integrations properly. You'll learn the payment gateway test cases that matter for cards, bank transfers, and mobile mone…  ( 12 min )

🖱️ INP гэж юу вэ? Та вэб хуудсан дээр дарж үзээд, юу ч болоогүй мэт санагдсан тохиолдол бий юу? Энэ хоцролт нь хэрэглэгчийн туршлагад шууд нөлөөлдөг бөгөөд Interaction to Next Paint (INP) хэмээх хэмжүүрээр хэмжигддэг. INP нь хэрэглэгчийн харилцан үйлдэл (жишээ нь: товшилт, товч даралт) хийгдсэнээс хойш браузер дэлгэцийг дараагийн удаа шинэчлэх хүртэлх хугацааг хэмждэг. Бага INP → Хуудас илүү хариу үйлдэлтэй, хурдан санагдана. Их INP → Хэрэглэгчид хуудас удаан, хариу өгөхгүй мэт санагдана. Хэрэв INP өндөр байвал хэрэглэгчид бухимдаж, хуудсыг орхих магадлал нэмэгдэнэ. Харин INP-г оновчтой болговол хэрэглэгчид цаг тухайд нь хариу авч, туршлага нь сайжирна. Chrome DevTools Web Performance API Эдгээр хэрэгслүүд нь хэрэглэгчийн харилцан үйлдлийн хоцролтыг хэмжихэд тусална. 🧹 Main thread дээрх ажлыг багасгах ⚡ Event handler -уудыг оновчтой болгох 🎨 Хэрэглэгчийн үйлдэл бүрийг шуурхай визуал шинэчлэлт рүү холбох Таныг интернэт банкны хуудас руу орж, “Гүйлгээ хийх” товчийг дарахад юу ч өөрчлөгдөхгүй мэт санагдаж, 2–3 секунд хүлээх тохиолдол гарч байсан уу? Энэ хугацаанд: Та дахин дарж үздэг Эсвэл буцаад хуудаснаас гардаг Зарим тохиолдолд гүйлгээ давхар хийгддэг Энэ бол INP өндөр байгаагийн үр дагавар юм. Хэрэглэгчийн харилцан үйлдэл (товшилт) хийгдсэн ч дэлгэц дээр визуал хариу (жишээ нь: “Гүйлгээ хийгдэж байна…” гэсэн анимаци) удаан гарч ирдэг . “Гүйлгээ хийх” товч дарагдахад шууд ачааллаж буй анимаци гаргах Арын процесс удаан байлаа ч визуал хариу өгч , хэрэглэгчийг тайвшруулах Event handler-ийг оновчтой болгож, main thread дээрх ажлыг багасгах Дүгнэлт INP-г ойлгож, оновчтой болгох нь вэб туршлагыг хурдан, хариу үйлдэлтэй болгох гол түлхүүр юм. Хэрэглэгчид бухимдахгүй, харин сэтгэл ханамжтайгаар таны вэбийг ашиглах болно.  ( 6 min )

Over the last week, three of the biggest coding-focused AI models dropped almost back to back: Claude Opus 4.5 GPT-5.1 Gemini 3.0 Pro Everyone has been posting charts, benchmarks, and SWE-bench numbers. Those do not tell me much about how these models behave when dropped into a real codebase with real constraints, real logs, real edge cases, and real integrations. So I decided to test them in my own system. I took the exact same two engineering problems from my observability platform and asked each model to implement them directly inside my repository. No special prep, no fine-tuning, no scaffolding. Just: "Here is the context. Build it." This is what happened. TL;DR — Quick Results Model Total Cost Time What It's Good For Gemini 3 Pro $0.25 Fastest (~5–6m) Fast prototyping, creativ…  ( 9 min )

A quick maintenance release for the GitHub Action for Checking Spelling was made yesterday. The other day the repository got a new issue which requested enabling of use of large Aspell dictionaries. The GitHub action however is just a wrapper for PySpelling so I sent the user in that direction, also because this was something I believe was more in the realm of PySpelling than the GitHub Action. Not long after a new release of PySpelling (2.12.1) was made, so I reopened the issue, since I needed to update the action with the new release to meet the need of the user and the original request and it was easier to keep track of the request this way. Later the user wrote to me: Thanks! I’m amazed at how quickly the guy over at PySpelling made the change and release. Hmmmmm... I decided to step my game up and luckily I had an window of opportunity, so I made the release numbered 0.55.0 which contains an update of the core component PySpelling from version 2.12.1. At this time I am not sure how the Aspell setting for large dictionaries is enabled/configured, I have not been able to find any documentation on this, but at least the action is aligned with the core component - I hope this works out for the user. Change log for: 0.55.0 Via an issue #293 from @shoverbj, an update to the core component PySpelling from version 2.12.0 to version 2.12.1 was made, this allows for use of large dictionaries with Aspell  ( 6 min )

🌟 Modern Dataverse Plugin Architecture (2025 Edition) A Clean, Testable, Maintainable, and DI-Friendly Template for Power Platform Developers A complete, ready-to-use architecture template you can drop into your next Dataverse / Dynamics 365 project. Most Dataverse plugins still follow the old 2011 pattern: Logic inside Execute() Hard-coded field names No testability Zero separation of concerns Hard to extend Not reusable outside plugins Difficult to maintain This article gives you a modern, scalable, testable plugin architecture with: ✔ Clean separation ✔ Supports multi-project structure ✔ Minimal DI (no heavy libraries) ✔ Test-friendly ✔ Reusable in Azure Functions / Custom APIs ✔ NuGet-based plugin deployment ✔ No system-specific logic ✔ Perfect as a starter templ…  ( 14 min )

Google recently released Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro and its agentic IDE Antigravity, and it's exploding in popularity. AI, Builders & Business community are hyping it up like crazy. But when it comes to tools, it's limited. Though one can add MCPs for use cases, it's hectic to connect every applications MCP servers manually So, what if one has an MCP that you configure once, and it connects to 500+ products at once while intelligently figuring out which MCP tools and methods are needed? Enter Rube, a universal MCP & in this short blog, let's see how you can use it to supercharge your AI-assisted development. Rube MCP plugs into Antigravity once and instantly unlocks hundreds of tools without the annoying manual MCP wiring. You can automate code reviews and send off clean summaries straight…  ( 17 min )

Hello, I'm Maneshwar. I'm working on FreeDevTools online currently building **one place for all dev tools, cheat codes, and TLDRs* — a free, open-source hub where developers can quickly find and use tools without any hassle of searching all over the internet.* As developers, we work on powerful machines with fiber-optic internet connections. On "localhost:3000", everything feels blazing fast. Then we deploy. Suddenly, a user on a shaky 4G connection in a rural area tries to load our beautiful, JavaScript-heavy masterpiece. They are greeted not by our stunning hero image, but by the dreaded "Blank White Screen of Death," followed by a spinner that spins for so long it starts contemplating the meaning of life. Performance isn't just about getting a high Lighthouse score to impress your boss.…  ( 11 min )

Mapbox maps just got a major usability upgrade with the new appearances functionality, making it easier than ever to change icon images based on user interaction—without the verbose, error-prone workarounds of the past. This screen capture shows appearances in action, displaying different icons for four distinct feature states: default icon feature hovered feature selected feature was previously selected Appearances allow you to define how a symbol layer's icons should change in response to changes in feature state (the ability to set state on specific features on a map). The appearances layer property contains one or more appearance objects defining layout properties like icon-image and the conditions on which to apply them. For example, the following symbol layer defaults to using the i…  ( 8 min )

Java copySign() Method: Finally, Take Control of Your Number's Sign Alright, let's talk about one of those "hidden gem" methods in Java that doesn't get the spotlight it deserves. We're diving deep into Math.copySign(). Ever been in a situation where you have a number, and you need its magnitude (the value without the sign) but with the sign of another number? If you've ever tried to do this manually with if conditions and multiplication, you know it's clunky. It's one of those things that makes your code look... well, a bit amateurish. That's where Java's copySign() method swoops in to save the day. It’s a simple, elegant, and powerful tool for manipulating the signs of floating-point numbers. In this post, we're not just going to scratch the surface. We're going to break it down, see i…  ( 11 min )

Intro In this article, I walk through the process of building Phantom Pulse, highlighting how I used AI tools for planning and development. I share insights from exploring the LLM landscape, as well as the mistakes I made along the way. At the end of the article, I provide feedback and links to each tool I used, along with a brief explanation of my classification. Phantom Pulse (with AI?) After being unexpectedly fired for the first time, I went to a remote location in Portugal's interior to relax for a bit and decide what I was going to do next. I was at a crossroads I had never been before—unemployed, with no immediate projects on my plate, and with no general sense of what lay ahead. Instead of dwelling on setbacks, I decided to make the most of my unexpected free time by experiment…  ( 14 min )

Java String Ceil(): The Method That Doesn't Exist (And How to Build Your Own ) You instinctively type "someText".ceil() and... nothing. Your IDE stares back at you with a red squiggly line of disapproval. Wait, what? There's no ceil() method for strings in Java? You're not going crazy. It's true. The Math.ceil() method is a legend for rounding up numbers, but its string counterpart is a ghost—it simply doesn't exist in the standard library. So, what do you do when you genuinely need that kind of logic for text? That's exactly what we're diving into today. We're not just going to tell you it's missing; we're going to build it from scratch, explore why you'd need it, and drop some serious knowledge on best practices. Feeling stuck on core Java concepts? To learn professional software devel…  ( 11 min )

REQUIREMENTS : AWS account, you can sign up/sign in here Amazon Quick Suite : Integration and Extension blog, you can see this blog A. Amazon Quick Suite : Quick Flow PROBLEM : Manual check CV screening need more time, human bias (name, gender, age) then unfair decision and CV format are different. SOLUTION : Automated CV screening system that extracts candidate information, scores against job requirements, and conditionally sends interview questions to Slack and interview email to Gmail OR rejection email based on scoring criteria. STEP-BY-STEP : Open "Flow" in the Quick Suite console. Select "Generate" or "Create a blank flow". Use "Generate" if creating a flow using prompt and use "Create a blank flow" if creating a flow from scratch. In this tutorial, click "Generate". Wait a few…  ( 8 min )

🚀 From Scattered Scripts to Product Hunt Launch: My Journey Building the Professional Automation Toolkit 🌱 The Beginning Six months ago, I was staring at a folder full of chaos: 30+ automation scripts scattered across directories. They were useful in isolation, but together they felt like nonsense—no consistent CLI patterns, no error handling, no documentation, and no way to chain them into something bigger. I knew there was potential, but I didn’t know how to turn it into a product. Instead of abandoning the work, I decided to treat it like a professional system. Every script became part of a larger architecture: 6 production‑ready tools: Cookie Analysis Suite, Video Enhancement Suite, PathPulse, Windows Feature Manager, Web Automation Framework, ADB Automation Framew…  ( 7 min )

// App.js (React, CodeSandbox-ready) // Nested checkboxes with parent/child sync and indeterminate states. import React from "react"; // ----- Sample tree data ----- const tree = { id: "a", label: "A", children: [ { id: "a1", label: "A1" }, { id: "a2", label: "A2", children: [ { id: "a21", label: "A2.1" }, { id: "a22", label: "A2.2" }, ], }, ], }; // ----- Utilities ----- function visit(node, fn) { fn(node); node.children?.forEach((c) => visit(c, fn)); } function initState(root) { const s = {}; visit(root, (n) => { s[n.id] = { checked: false, indeterminate: false }; }); return s; } function setSubtree(node, checked, state) { state[node.id] = { checked, indeterminate: false }; node.children?.forEach((child)…  ( 7 min )

My Journey From No-Code to Real Product Design When I first started building things, I wasn’t writing code. I began with no-code tools — simple drag-and-drop platforms that helped me bring ideas to life without touching a text editor. And looking back, that phase was more important than I realized. This is the story of how no-code gave me the confidence to create, and how that journey slowly pushed me toward UI design, and eventually into real development. The No-Code Curiosity At the beginning, all I wanted was to build something that worked. Webflow, Bubble, Glide, Notion databases — these tools felt magical. I could build: Landing pages Simple dashboards Forms Mini web apps Automations …all without typing a single line of code. And here’s the truth: no-code didn’t limit me — it unlocked me. How pages connect How components repeat How data flows What makes a UI feel “clean” vs “cluttered” How users navigate Before writing code, I learned how to design with intention. Here are the biggest takeaways: 1️⃣ No-code is not “lesser” — it’s training wheels for product thinking 2️⃣ Design becomes easier when you’ve built things yourself 3️⃣ Moving to code becomes natural once you know why you’re building 4️⃣ Your first goal shouldn’t be to become a “developer” It should be: solve a problem beautifully.  ( 7 min )

Mastering layouts in Vue.js is a milestone that separates beginners from intermediate developers. When you first start, you likely wrap every page in a and component. It works, but it’s repetitive and destroys component state every time you navigate. This guide explores "Smart Layouts", a set of patterns that make your Vue application more maintainable, performant, and capable of advanced behaviors like persistent state (think Spotify’s audio player that doesn't stop when you change pages). Most developers start here. As expert Vue.js developers know, you create a DefaultLayout.vue and manually wrap every single page content with it Home Page The Problem: Home to About, t…  ( 8 min )

updating the screen: import { useState } from 'react'; your component to “remember” some information and display it. function MyButton() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); initial state of count is 0 if you change the state use setCount function MyButton() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); function handleClick() { setCount(count + 1); } return ( Clicked {count} times ); } when you click the button the current state is updated using the setCount is increased. Hook: export default function MyApp() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); function handleClick() { setCount(count + 1); } return ( Counters that update together ); } the button is clicked upadted the state count together.use the information pass down this is called props. function MyButton({ count, onClick }) { return ( Clicked {count} times ); } count and onclick is a props of parents component it is pass the button. The new count value is passed as a prop to each button, so they all show the new value. This is called “lifting state up”  ( 6 min )

Traveling by air can be stressful. Long check-ins, security lines, and delays often make trips exhausting. For those who value time, comfort, and convenience, private plane charter is an ideal solution. Anmar Aviation, a trusted provider in Australia, offers a range of private aviation services that cater to business, government, and personal travel needs. From corporate charter flights to luxury private jets, there are many benefits to choosing private plane travel. One of the main advantages of private plane charter is flexibility. Unlike commercial flights, you set your schedule. This is particularly useful for FIFO charter operations, where workers need to travel quickly to remote mining or construction sites. Instead of relying on commercial airline schedules, flights can depart when …  ( 8 min )

The Robert Redford Hall of Fame finds Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins joined by Tracy Letts as they celebrate Redford’s illustrious career, share personal connections to his iconic performances, and collaboratively build a bespoke Hall of Fame for the legendary actor. From his breakthrough roles to his directorial ventures, no stone is left unturned in this lively deep-dive. Produced by Jack Sanders with research by Brantley Palmer, this engaging episode blends insider anecdotes, spirited debate, and genuine fan appreciation, making it a must-listen for anyone who’s ever been captivated by Redford’s screen magic. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just unleashed “Everything Wrong With KPop Demon Hunters In 16 Minutes Or Less,” a cheeky rundown of every nitpick in the movie. The usual suspects (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel) sling their sin counters and witty quips, making this one of their most fun videos yet. Want more? Swing by cinemasins.com, hit up their Linktree for all the socials, join their Discord or Reddit, take the sinful poll, and consider backing them on Patreon for extra behind-the-scenes goodness. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

As engineers, we live in a world of logic, APIs, and elegant code. We build products that solve complex problems. But how do you solve the problem of trust at scale? You can't just write a function generateTrust(). Or can you? This is where video testimonials come in. Think of them as your 'Trust API'—a powerful, authentic way to show potential customers that your product actually delivers. Forget fluffy marketing speak. This is about engineering social proof. Here's the playbook to get it done, from crafting the right questions to a DIY production stack that won't make you want to rm -rf /. In B2B tech, the sales cycle is long and the stakes are high. Your buyers are technical, skeptical, and do their research. A well-executed video testimonial does three things a datasheet can't: Builds…  ( 9 min )

How I Built an F1 Top-Down Racer in 48 Hours Anthony Tambrin ・ Nov 23 #devlog #webdev #gamedev  ( 5 min )

As your content volume grows, you'll quickly realize that Grammarly alone isn't enough to maintain content quality at scale, regardless of whether you're a solo technical writer or part of a team. Creating high quality technical content requires that you maintain several quality standards. You need to check that the content actually solves the problem, uses inclusive language, avoids passive voice, and doesn't contain vague advice, among other things. Using Grammarly with checklists is a manual process that becomes time-consuming and error-prone as you scale output. You might decide to hire more technical writers to meet the content demands, but now you'll have to deal with a new problem. Multiple writers introduce inconsistent styles and more opportunities for human error. That's why comp…  ( 9 min )

Google answered the user's question right there in the search results. Again. Your perfectly optimized article sits at position #1, but the click-through rate? A depressing 8%. Because why would anyone click when Google's AI Overview just served up your best insights in a tidy little box at the top of the page? Welcome to zero-click SEO, where winning means losing traffic. Or does it? Look, the data is pretty clear at this point. Roughly 57% of mobile searches and 53% of desktop searches end without a click to any website. That number has been climbing steadily since 2019, and with Google's AI Overviews expanding throughout 2024 and 2025, we're not going back to the good old days when people actually visited websites. (Remember when we complained about position #2? Simpler times.) But here…  ( 13 min )

In today’s fast-moving digital world, customers don’t just look for good products — they look for brands they can trust. Trust has become one of the strongest factors that influence buying decisions, loyalty, and long-term business growth. This is exactly where a brand marketing agency plays an important role. At First Click Media Group, we help businesses create strong, meaningful connections with their audience through strategic branding and performance-driven marketing. Let’s explore how a brand marketing agency helps build customer trust and why it matters in the modern marketplace. Before a customer buys from you, they ask one key question: “Can I trust this brand?” In a world full of choices, ads, and online noise, trust becomes a competitive advantage. When trust is strong, customer…  ( 8 min )

Unlocking AI's Inner Geometry: Scale-Agnostic Structures in Neural Networks Ever wonder why a neural network trained on cat pictures can suddenly recognize dogs? Or why some models generalize so well to unseen data while others fail spectacularly? The secret may lie in the hidden geometric structures spontaneously forming within the network itself. The core idea is that, during training, neural networks don't just learn weights and biases; they sculpt a complex mathematical landscape – a kind of high-dimensional manifold – that represents the relationships between data points. This manifold exhibits a specific mathematical property: a multi-scale structure. Imagine a fractal: zoom in, zoom out, and you still see the same repeating pattern. Neural networks appear to exhibit similar behav…  ( 7 min )

My New Portfolio – Built in One Weekend with Google AI Studio ✨ Live Demo: https://portfolio-react-2025-64ir.vercel.app/ A clean, fast, fully responsive developer portfolio built with React + Vite + Tailwind CSS. Features I’m really proud of: Smooth scroll & animated section reveals Dark/light mode toggle (saved in localStorage) Animated skill bars & typing effect in the hero Projects grid with live preview hover cards Working contact form (Formspree) Fully mobile-friendly I’ve been putting off rebuilding my portfolio for months… until I tried Google AI Studio this weekend. In less than 48 hours (seriously), I went from zero to a complete, deployed, professional-looking portfolio. I just described what I wanted in normal sentences, and Gemini wrote perfect, production-ready React code — component by component. Every time I said “make it smoother” or “add this small animation”, it delivered instantly. I’m not exaggerating when I say this is the most impressive tool I’ve ever used as a developer. It didn’t just save time — it made the entire process actually fun. Thank you DEV.to and Google for this track. I finally have a portfolio I’m excited to share! Live link again: https://portfolio-react-2025-64ir.vercel.app/ GoogleAIStudio #DEVCommunity #ReactJS #WebDev #Portfolio  ( 6 min )

What is Patch Tuesday? Why Patch Tuesday Matters for Cybersecurity? How Patch Tuesday Works? Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is a monthly event where the tech giant releases security updates to address vulnerabilities in its software. These updates are critical for protecting systems from cyberattacks and ensuring the safety of user data. Patch Tuesday is a cornerstone of Microsoft’s cybersecurity strategy, helping users stay ahead of emerging threats. Microsoft’s Latest Patch Tuesday: Key Highlights 57 Security Flaws Addressed: Breakdown of Vulnerability Severity: Most Critical Vulnerabilities Fixed: In March 2025, Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday update, addressing 57 security flaws, with additional third-party vulnerabilities bringing the total closer to 70. Amon…  ( 8 min )

Introduction In daily development and office work, it’s often necessary to display the content of Word documents on the web. However, directly opening Word files in a browser can lead to layout issues and lost formatting. To preserve the original structure and appearance in a web environment, converting Word documents to HTML has become a practical and common solution. Imagine you are developing an online document management system where users upload various Word files, and you want them to preview these documents directly in a browser without downloading any client software. Or you are building a content publishing platform that needs to display Word documents on webpages while keeping their formatting intact. In scenarios like these, mastering Word-to-HTML conversion in Java is essenti…  ( 8 min )

Have you ever found yourself staring at a nearly full C: drive while your spacious secondary drive sits idle, waiting for your precious data to be stored? If you are running WSL2 with Ubuntu and Docker Desktop for development, this is a very common pain point. Let me walk you through how I freed up 40 GB+ on my system drive by relocating these utilities to my secondary drive. The answer lies in the fact that WSL2 stores virtual hard disk files with a .vhdx extension. This virtual disk grows significantly as Docker containers and Machine Learning workloads accumulate. Docker Desktop compounds this by creating its own hidden WSL distributions. Relocating these distributions to a larger drive not only frees up system space, but also improves overall system performance, as the Operating System…  ( 8 min )

I've been building Nathbrok, a secure communication platform designed for individuals and businesses that need more control, more privacy, and more autonomy than mainstream messaging apps provide. Most messaging platforms today are either consumer-focused, ad-driven, or limited in how much control they give over files, encryption, and data management. Nathbrok takes a different approach: What it does End-to-end encrypted messaging Encrypted file storage and sharing Multi-device session support Real-time communication using a custom encryption layer Admin roles for business groups Optional advanced encryption modes for high-sensitivity data Why I built it I wanted a platform where: Users control their data, not third-party platforms Encryption isn’t a “feature” – it’s the core File sharing is first-class and secure Small teams and businesses can use a private environment without complex setup Most “secure” platforms still rely on central storage assumptions or don’t let users manage their data flow. Nathbrok is designed to give full autonomy while keeping things simple to use. What’s under the hood Custom encryption layer for messages & files Stateless session handling Realtime tunneling system for multi-device sync Optimized database design for encrypted objects Mobile (Android) and web versions What I’m looking for Feedback on the encryption model Thoughts on UX flow Suggestions on scaling the real-time system Security critiques (welcome) General feedback from builders Try it Website: nathbrok.online nathbrok.sbgc@gmail.com  ( 6 min )

Making asynchronous JavaScript actually make sense If you've ever written JavaScript that needs to wait for something—like fetching data from an API, reading a file, or waiting for a timer—you've dealt with asynchronous code. This tutorial will take you from the messy world of callbacks to the elegant world of Promises and async/await. Let's start with a real scenario. Imagine you're building an app that needs to: Fetch a user's profile Then fetch their posts Then fetch comments on those posts fetchUser(userId, function(user) { fetchPosts(user.id, function(posts) { fetchComments(posts[0].id, function(comments) { console.log(comments); }); }); }); This code tells JavaScript: "Call fetchUser, and when it finishes, execute this function. Inside that function, call fetchPost…  ( 11 min )

Day 4 of #30daysofawsterraform challenge Today I come across "Terraform state file" & created remote backend of state file in s3 bucket. Simple explanation of the topics $ What is Terraform state files: It is a local or remote file that Terraform uses to remember the real infrastructure it created, map it to your config, and track changes. If we want to modify any information, terraform will compare its configuration file with actual AWS environment with the help of "state file" $ Location of state file: Inside working directory >> $ls -ltra >> locate "terraform.tfstate" It is in JSON format. $How remote backend works: Storing "terraform.tfstate" remotely like s3 bucket, Azure blob, GCP cloud storage as remote backend. Then every time we run terraform apply command check the state in "terraform.tfstate" in s3 bucket and compare it with actual infra. $ Configure Terraform Remote Backend: (See the images) State_file.tf: Run: § Best practices: Store state file to remote backend in cloud storage. Use state locking Do not update/delete the file manually. Isolation of your state file based on environment Regular backup of state file New concept I explored: State locking ensures that only one Terraform operation (plan, apply, destroy) can modify the state at a time. Simply. the process in which your telling terraform that once the terraform file is used by a process, do not use it elsewhere. It will lock the terraform state file and once process is completed then release the lock file. Earlier used dynamo DB for state locking, now it's s3 Eg: a. Without locking, both may write at once → corrupted .tfstate ❗ Thanks to Piyush sachdeva The CloudOps Community  ( 7 min )

LinkedIn automation is a tricky game. If you’ve explored tools like PhantomBuster, Dripify, or Linked Helper, you already know the risk: But here’s the good news: This guide explains how developers and growth teams use n8n to Automate LinkedIn Outreach. Why n8n for LinkedIn Outreach? Unlike traditional outreach tools, n8n gives you: Full control over timing, delays, and sequencing Private workflows that run on your server not detectable by browser bots Custom logic for multi-step nurturing API-friendly design for integrating CRM, enrichment tools, webhooks, and AI Flexibility to build only what you need Before You Automate: How LinkedIn Actually Detects Bots 1. Sudden spikes in activity 2. Unnatural patterns 3. API abuse 4. Login anomalies Your job is simple: n8n helps because you cont…  ( 8 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With The Fantastic Four: First Steps In 20 Minutes Or Less,” poking fun at every tiny flaw while still admitting the movie isn’t totally awful. They’re keeping things “sintastic” with a BetterHelp therapy plug for anyone who needs it and a cheeky nod to comic-book nitpicking. In true CinemaSins fashion, they’ve loaded up on promo links—website, YouTube spinoffs (TVSins, CommercialSins, the podcast network), linktree for updates, a (sinful) audience poll, and a Patreon pitch. Plus, you get a shout-out to all the writers and a grab bag of community hangouts (Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok) for the die-hard nitpickers. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR Disney’s golden streak has hit a rough patch—blockbusters like Marvel and Star Wars aren’t connecting, and new originals like Wish and Elio are barely making a ripple. But hey, Disney’s always had its flops, so to celebrate the glorious trainwrecks, we’re rolling out a mini-series on four epic live-action disasters. First up: 2010’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice—nickelodeon-style magic, Nicolas Cage going full Cage and, uh, a giant bird? It’s the Caravan of Garbage kickoff you never knew you needed. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

John Carter – Caravan Of Garbage Disney’s in a bit of a slump right now: the Marvel and Star Wars juggernauts aren’t hitting like they used to, and new titles like Wish and Elio are barely making a ripple. But hey, Disney’s had its fair share of flops before, so buckle up as over the next few weeks we dive into four colossal live-action disasters—kicking things off with 2010’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, starring Nic Cage, magic mishaps, and… a giant bird? This is a slice of The Weekly Planet’s chaos, so expect plenty of banter plus plugs for bonus podcasts, merch, social handles, Patreon goodies and more. If you want extended audio editions, behind-the-scenes chatter or just to join the circus, they’ve got you covered at bigsandwich.co, YouTube, Apple Podcasts and all the usual haunts. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Configure Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 1. Launch the Veeam Console: Open the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 console from the Start Menu. Connect to Microsoft 365: Go to Organizations > Add Organization. Select the type of Microsoft 365 deployment (e.g., Modern or Legacy Authentication). Follow the wizard to authorize Veeam to access your Microsoft 365 tenant Create Backup Jobs: Navigate to Backup Jobs > Add Job. Select the organization, users, and workloads (Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams) to include in the backup. Define the schedule, retention policy, and repository. Run Initial Backup: In conclusion, safeguarding your Microsoft 365 data is essential to ensure business continuity and minimize downtime in the event of disruptions. By implementing a robust backup solution like Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, you can gain peace of mind knowing your critical information is always protected. Don’t wait until it’s too late – prioritize your data security with a reliable backup solution today!  ( 6 min )

Choosing the right Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) is crucial for businesses in Pakistan looking to harness the power of the cloud. With numerous options available, finding a partner who truly understands your needs and delivers exceptional value can be a challenge. This blog highlights some of the top Microsoft CSP partners in Pakistan, with a special focus on why ITCS emerges as the leading choice for both B2C and B2B businesses. The Pakistani market is booming with cloud adoption, and having a reliable CSP partner is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. These partners act as your gateway to Microsoft’s comprehensive suite of cloud services, including Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365. They offer expertise, support, and guidance, helping you navigate the complexities of clou…  ( 9 min )

What you'll learn: How to build AI agent systems with LangGraph — from basic concepts to working code. We'll create an article-writing pipeline with multiple AI agents that collaborate, review each other's work, and iterate until the result is perfect. Before diving into LangGraph, it's essential to understand what a graph is in programming. Imagine a subway map: Stations are the nodes Lines between stations are the edges Typical Graph: Subway Map (Analogy): [A] [Victory Square] │ │ ▼ ▼ [B]───────►[C] [October]───►[Kupala] │ │ ▼ ▼ [D] …  ( 20 min )

Ever stared at your AWS bill, specifically the "Data Transfer Out" section, and felt a cold dread creep in? You’re not alone. Many development teams, after successfully migrating their applications to the cloud, get blindsided by an unexpected and rapidly escalating cost: data egress fees. It's the silent killer of cloud budgets, often overlooked until it’s too late. You meticulously plan for compute, storage, and database costs, but then your team celebrates a smooth launch, only to realize the application is bleeding money with every byte that leaves an AWS region or crosses an Availability Zone (AZ). This isn't just about reducing costs; it's about optimizing your architecture to avoid unnecessary expenses that can literally bankrupt a project or slow down critical scaling initiatives. …  ( 14 min )

Most team sections look like a random pile of headshots. In this article, you’ll build a responsive team grid that actually feels designed: a semantic ul[role="list"], a central hero card that doubles as a CTA, consistent portrait ratios, and inline social icons that stay subtle until hovered. You’ll see how to: Structure the grid so it scales from 1 to 4 columns with clean spacing. Use ordering and column spans to make a single “hero” card the focal point. Keep every profile card aligned with the same visual rhythm: image → meta → bio. Wire up inline SVG icons that inherit text color and play nicely with hover states. Everything is plain HTML + Tailwind CSS Read the article and grab the code: https://lexingtonthemes.com/blog/how-to-build-a-team-grid-section-with-tailwind-css  ( 6 min )

Pakistan’s business landscape is evolving rapidly, with industries like construction, manufacturing, and design leading the charge. But in a competitive market, staying ahead requires more than just hard work—it requires the right tools. Enter Autodesk, a global powerhouse in design and engineering software that’s transforming how businesses operate worldwide. From creating stunning architectural designs to streamlining manufacturing processes, Autodesk’s tools are helping Pakistani businesses innovate, save time, and cut costs. Whether you’re an architect drafting the next iconic building in Karachi, a manufacturer in Lahore designing cutting-edge products, or a creative agency in Islamabad producing jaw-dropping visuals, Autodesk has something for you. In this blog, we’ll explore the top…  ( 9 min )

In mobile application debugging and online troubleshooting, app HTTPS packet capture is a fundamental skill for identifying network, authentication, and encryption issues. When encountering problems such as "unable to capture packets," "HTTPS handshake failure," or "request inconsistency with the server," engineers should troubleshoot in the order of network layer → TLS layer → application layer, and flexibly combine proxy tools, low-level packet capture, and data export methods. Below, we provide actionable processes, common commands, tool responsibilities, and an alternative packet capture solution Sniffmaster, explaining how to use tools to complete a full analysis chain with practical feature points. I. First Define the Goal: What to Capture and Where II. Tool Responsibilities and Comb…  ( 8 min )

In Excel, numbers may be stored as text, which can interfere with calculations, sorting, and data analysis. Converting between numbers and text is a common task when managing Excel data. This article demonstrates how to perform these conversions in Java, including turning numbers into text and converting numeric text back into numeric values. Before getting started, you need to include a library that supports Excel file operations. This guide uses Spire.XLS for Java, which allows you to read, modify, save, and convert Excel files directly in Java. Step 1: Add Spire.XLS for Java to Your Project You can add Spire.XLS for Java via Maven by including the following in your pom.xml: com.e-iceblue e-iceblue https:/…  ( 8 min )

The best base for a motorhome is fiberglass. The material consists of fiberglass impregnated with polyester or epoxy resin.Because of its unique structure, fiberglass combines lightness, strength, durability, and high resistance to adverse external effects.Primary features of fiberglass include:High strength at minimal thickness.Thus, a 2 mm fiberglass sheet matches or sometimes exceeds the strength of 6 mm plywood.Resistance to dampness and rapid temperature changes.The material resists moisture, does not rot, swell or crack when heated.Ability to fabricate complex and bent elements.Compared to plywood and MDF, fiberglass easily forms any curves and shapes, enabling ergonomic shower trays, rounded furniture edges, and custom parts.Light body mass. Such weight reduction helps decrease the …  ( 9 min )

Deploying a new Lambda code to your AWS environment shouldn’t be stressful at all, but for some teams, it is. If you ever pushed a quick fix to production and straight away went to CloudWatch logs to see if the Lambda is failing, you know the feeling. When updating the Lambda code, it happens instantly. If there is a bug in the new code, every user feels it straight away. That’s why tools like Lambda Versions, Aliases and Canary Deployments come in. When used correctly, they give you a way of rolling out new code changes gradually, observing the impact and automatically starting the roll back process if something happens. No downtime. No fire drills. No late-night debugging sessions. In this guide, you'll learn: What Lambda versions and aliases actually do How traffic routing works How Cod…  ( 10 min )

Brighter takes a distinct approach compared to many other frameworks by prioritizing explicitness in its request handling pipeline. Instead of relying on hidden conventions or complex configuration, you explicitly define the behavior of your pipeline using attributes, giving you full control over the execution order. The Brighter pipeline is architectured around the Russian Doll (Matryoshka) Model. Imagine a set of nested dolls: each doll contains a smaller one inside it. In Brighter, each middleware component (a "doll") wraps the next one in the chain. A handler method is at the very center. When a request is handled, it passes through each middleware layer before reaching the handler, and then back out through each layer. This design perfectly implements the Pipe and Filter Pattern. A ke…  ( 9 min )

AI agents need a way to identify themselves, prove what they did, and accumulate reputational history across different environments. The standard introduces a common identity layer where each agent is represented as a token. Agents produce outputs that sometimes must be verified. Trust grows when feedback is consistent across platforms. When identity, validation, and reputation are standardized, an agent can operate without relying on a single platform. Developers gain an open and verifiable way to expose AI services. Running autonomous assistants that perform API calls with verifiable logs Build an agent card describing capabilities and metadata ERC 8004 is still young but it has practical design goals. link.  ( 7 min )

get_image_animations API Documentation Interface Overview Interface Name: get_image_animations Interface URL: POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/get_image_animations Function Description: Get image entrance/exit animation list, returns all supported image entrance/exit animations that meet the conditions. Supports filtering by animation type (entrance, exit, loop) and membership mode (all, VIP, free). 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Name Type Required Default Value Description mode integer No 0 Animation mode: 0=all, 1=VIP, 2=free type string Yes - Animation type: in=entrance, out=exit, loop=loop Mode Value Mode Name Description 0 All Returns all animations (including VIP and free) 1 VIP Returns …  ( 8 min )

You can install Gambas on a Raspberry Pi pretty easily, but the exact steps depend a bit on: Your Raspberry Pi OS version (Bookworm/Bullseye/etc.) Whether you’re okay using the repository version (easy) or want something newer (harder). I’ll assume you’re using a normal Raspberry Pi OS with desktop (Debian-based). Option 1 – Install Gambas from Raspberry Pi OS repositories (recommended) 1. Update your package list: sudo apt update 2. Install Gambas3 (IDE + runtime): sudo apt install gambas3 This usually installs: Gambas3 IDE Gambas runtime Common libraries 3. Launch Gambas: From the menu: Or from terminal: gambas3 If that works, you’re done. Option 2 – If apt install gambas3 doesn’t find it On some newer/stripped-down images, you might need the “recommended” packages / desktop me…  ( 7 min )

GET_DRAFT API Documentation 📋 Table of Contents 🔧 API Information 🎯 Function Description 📖 More Documentation 📥 Request Parameters 📤 Response Format 💻 Usage Examples ❌ Error Code Description ⚠️ Notes 🔗 Related APIs GET /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/get_draft Get draft file list. This interface is used to get all file lists corresponding to a specified draft ID, allowing you to view material files, configuration files, and other information contained in the draft. Typically used for draft content preview, file management, or status checking. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Name Type Required Default Description draft_id string ✅ - Draft ID, length 20-32 characters Type: string Required: Yes Length: 2…  ( 11 min )

get_audio_duration API Documentation API Overview API Name: get_audio_duration API Endpoint: POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/get_audio_duration Function Description: Get the duration of audio files, supporting various common audio formats. Uses FFprobe tool for precise audio analysis, returning the accurate duration of audio files in microseconds. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Type Required Default Description mp3_url string Yes - Audio file URL, supports common audio formats like mp3 mp3_url: Complete URL address of the audio file Supported formats: mp3, wav, aac, flac and other common audio formats Need to ensure URL is accessible and file is complete Recommended file size not exceeding 100MB { "…  ( 9 min )

gen_video API Documentation 📋 Table of Contents 🔧 API Overview 🎯 Function Description 📥 Request Parameters 📤 Response Format 💻 Usage Examples ❌ Error Code Description ⚠️ Notes 🔄 Workflow ➡️ Next Steps 🔗 Related Interfaces API Name: gen_video API Endpoint: POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/gen_video Function Description: Submit video generation task. This interface adopts asynchronous processing mode, immediately returns task ID, and video generation proceeds in the background. Supports task queuing to ensure system stability. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Type Required Default Description draft_url string Yes - Draft URL, format like: https://capcut-mate.jcaigc.cn/openapi/capcut-mate/v1/get_draft?d…  ( 11 min )

easy_create_material API Documentation API Overview API Name: easy_create_material API Endpoint: POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/easy_create_material Description: Add multiple types of material content to an existing draft, including audio, video, images, and text. This interface can add various media materials to the draft at once, automatically handle material properties such as duration and dimensions, and intelligently manage different types of media tracks. It is one of the core interfaces for video creation. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Type Required Default Description draft_url string Yes - Complete URL of the target draft audio_url string Yes - Audio file URL, cannot be empty or null text st…  ( 8 min )

CREATE_DRAFT API Interface Documentation 📋 Table of Contents 🔧 Interface Information 🎯 Function Description 📖 More Documentation 📥 Request Parameters 📤 Response Format 💻 Usage Examples ❌ Error Code Description ⚠️ Notes 🔄 Workflow ➡️ Next Steps 🔗 Related Interfaces POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/create_draft Create a new CapCut draft. This interface is used to create a new video editing draft, supporting custom resolution, frame rate, background color, and other parameters. It is suitable for video editing, content creation, template production, and other scenarios. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Name Type Required Default Value Description title string ❌ "Untitled Draft" Draft title, supports Chi…  ( 10 min )

ADD_VIDEOS API Interface Documentation 📋 Table of Contents 🔧 Interface Information 🎯 Function Description 📖 More Documentation 📥 Request Parameters 📤 Response Format 💻 Usage Examples ❌ Error Code Description ⚠️ Notes 🔄 Workflow ➡️ Next Steps 🔗 Related Interfaces POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/add_videos Batch add video materials. This interface is used to add multiple video materials to CapCut draft at once, supporting mask effects, transition animations, volume control, and other advanced features. It is suitable for multi-track video editing, picture-in-picture effects, split-screen effects, and other scenarios. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Name Type Required Default Value Description draft_u…  ( 11 min )

ADD_TEXT_STYLE API Interface Documentation 📋 Table of Contents 🔧 Interface Information 🎯 Function Description 📖 More Documentation 📥 Request Parameters 📤 Response Format 💻 Usage Examples ❌ Error Code Description ⚠️ Notes 🔄 Workflow ➡️ Next Steps 🔗 Related Interfaces POST /openapi/capcut-mate/v1/add_text_style Create rich text styles. This interface is used to create rich text styles with specific formatting, including keyword highlighting, color settings, font size adjustments, etc. It is suitable for video subtitle beautification, text highlighting, content emphasis, and other scenarios. 📖 For more detailed documentation and tutorials, please visit: https://docs.jcaigc.cn Parameter Name Type Required Default Value Description draft_url string ✅ - Target dra…  ( 10 min )